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GENERAL IRS NOTICE RESPONSE COVER LETTER
From: https://excite-tax.vercel.app/templates/irs-notice-response-cover-letter
Official sources were read on 2026-09-23; check them again before you use this template.
Replace every [BRACKETED] field. Delete any line that does not apply.

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[DATE]

[IRS ADDRESS — copy it exactly from your notice]

Re: Response to [NOTICE NUMBER] dated [NOTICE DATE]
Taxpayer name: [BUSINESS OR INDIVIDUAL NAME, exactly as on the return]
Taxpayer identification number: [EIN or last four digits of SSN, as the notice shows it]
Tax form: [e.g. Form 1120-S, Form 1065, Form 941, Form 1040]
Tax period(s): [e.g. tax year 2024, or quarter ending 03/31/2025]
Notice or letter number: [e.g. CP14, CP2000, LT11 — top or bottom right corner] dated [NOTICE DATE]

To whom it may concern:

This letter responds to the notice listed above. A copy of the notice is enclosed.

My response: [Choose one and explain:
- "I disagree with the notice because [REASON]. The enclosed documents show [WHAT THEY SHOW]."
- "Here is the information requested: [LIST]."
- "I agree with the notice and have paid $[AMOUNT] on [DATE] (confirmation [NUMBER])."
- "I agree with the balance but cannot pay in full; I have [requested a payment plan on [DATE] / enclosed Form 9465]."]

Enclosed documents:
1. Copy of [NOTICE NUMBER], all pages
2. [DOCUMENT] — shows [WHAT]
3. [DOCUMENT] — shows [WHAT]

Please send any reply to the address above, or call me at the number below. [IF SOMEONE ELSE MAY SPEAK FOR YOU: A Form 2848 / Form 8821 for [NAME] is enclosed.]

Sincerely,

[SIGNATURE]
[PRINTED NAME], [TITLE — e.g. Owner, Managing Member, President]
[BUSINESS NAME]
[DAYTIME PHONE]

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WHAT TO ATTACH
- A copy of the full notice.
- Copies (never originals) of each document you rely on, numbered to match the list in the letter.
- Form 2848 or Form 8821, only if another person will speak with the IRS for you or receive copies.

WHERE TO SEND IT (check the current official instructions)
- Follow the notice’s own instructions, and include information and copies of documents for the IRS to review. Source: https://www.irs.gov/individuals/understanding-your-irs-notice-or-letter

SOURCES
- IRS — Low Income Taxpayer Clinics: https://www.irs.gov/advocate/low-income-taxpayer-clinics (retrieved 2026-09-23)
- IRS — Instructions for Form 9465 (07/2024): https://www.irs.gov/instructions/i9465 (retrieved 2026-09-23)
- IRS — Understanding your IRS notice or letter: https://www.irs.gov/individuals/understanding-your-irs-notice-or-letter (retrieved 2026-09-23)