Free IRS letter check
Audit letter from IRS. Most are not an exam.
Four taps. The corner number names the letter.
Open it. Read the corner first.
The letter read can start. Where should we reach you?
How the letter read works
- Name the cornerFour taps. Thin or thick, which date, and whether a second letter arrived the same week.
- Bring the pageThe letter on the screen is enough. Keep the original at home. A copy is all the call needs.
- Leave knowing the kindWhat the corner number is asking, which date counts, and whether the books behind it are closed.
A name for the letter, not a reply mailed
The check names what the letter is and which printed date counts. A matching notice and a balance due are not an examination. The corner number is what decides, not the thickness of the envelope.
We do not mail a reply from this page, and we do not keep your original. Copies and closed months are what a reply stands on. If the months are still a guess, that is the work after the letter is named.
Steven Palmieri is a Tax CFO and the Entrepreneur's CFO. The practice is not a CPA firm and does not sign audit or assurance reports.
Start the free checkQuestions people ask first
Is every IRS letter an audit?
No. A matching notice and a balance due are letters with their own numbers. An examination is a different kind of letter. The number in the corner is what tells them apart.
Which date do I put on the calendar?
The response date printed on the letter. The day the envelope arrived and the postmark are not substitutes for that printed date.
Should I mail the original?
No. Keep the original where you can find it on a weekday. A reply is built from copies. Mail is a place papers disappear.
Who reads the letter with me?
Steven Palmieri, a Tax CFO, on a video call. Naming the letter and the date is part of that work. The practice is not a CPA firm, and this page does not answer the IRS for you.