Dear Burton-Lyman Clients,
We have been contacted by several clients that they have received in the mail a CP14 Notice of Tax Due and Demand for Payment from the IRS– even though the taxes were already paid. If you received this notice and have already paid the taxes, you will need to call the IRS either at 1-800-829-1040 (or the number provided on your notice, if one is listed). Another option is to send correspondence as instructed on the payment voucher to the address listed on the bottom of the first page.
We understand that receiving any notice from the IRS can be stressful. If you would like us to review any IRS notices you’ve received, we recommend you upload them to your client portal by going to www.burton-lyman.com. From the client portal you can upload your documents and send us a message. You can also call our office at 801-825-3901. Please remember that we are currently observing our off-season schedule. When calling please be prepared to leave a detailed message and one of our staff will call you back.
Sincerely,
Burton-Lyman Tax Service
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The IRS Taxpayer Advocate Service suggests the following steps:
“The first thing to know is don’t panic! Taxpayers typically don’t want to hear from the IRS. Sometimes they don’t even want to open the mail from the IRS and in particular don’t want to see a bill for federal income taxes they already paid. Because of a correspondence backlog at the IRS, many payments have not yet been processed. Until that is done, those taxpayers’ accounts reflect balances due even though the taxes have been paid.
What should I do if I receive a CP14 notice by mistake?
- Don’t ignore it. Open it, read it, and keep it in a safe place.
- Verify your taxes were paid. If you have documentation that you have paid the right amount of tax, don’t pay it again.
- Due to the correspondence backlog, your payment may not have been processed yet, so we recommend that you create an online account to monitor the account for your payment to be applied.
- Respond to the IRS. You have 60 days from the date of the CP14 notice to respond, so if the payment isn’t applied to your account AT LEAST TEN DAYS PRIOR to the 60-day deadline, have your information ready and either call the number on your notice or submit your information by mail to make sure you are compliant with the terms of the notice.”
To read more from the Taxpayer Advocate on this topic please visit their website by CLICKING HERE or by going to www.taxpayeradvocate.irs.gov.
