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 WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT
THE AUDIT RECONSIDERATION PROCESS
• a Closing Agreement (Form 906) that is final and When we receive your documentation, we may
INTRODUCTION conclusive. delay our collection activity. However, we may
resume collection activity if the documentation is not
Audit reconsideration is an Internal Revenue Service • a Compromise agreement. sufficient to support your position and you do not
procedure designed to help you when you disagree respond to any request for additional information.
with the results of: • an agreement on Form 870-AD with the Appeals
Office.
• An assessment IRS made because of an audit If you currently have an installment agreement, you
of your tax return, or (2) The amount of tax you owe is a result of final must continue to make payments. You may want to
partnership item adjustments under the Tax Equity refer to Publication 1546, “Taxpayer Advocate
• A return IRS created for you because you did Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 known as TEFRA. Service of the IRS,” if you are experiencing
not file a tax return, as authorized by Internal significant hardship as a result of a tax problem.
Revenue Code 6020(b). (3) The United States Tax Court, or another court,
has issued a final determination on your tax liability.
This publication outlines the audit reconsideration
procedures. This process allows the IRS to CONCLUSION OF THE
reconsider a taxpayer’s information informally. We AUDIT RECONSIDERATION
resolve many cases at this level. GETTING STARTED
We will notify you once we complete our review to
If you have paid the amount due in full, file a formal • You must have filed a return and inform you that:
claim (Form 1040X, Amended U.S. Individual • You must include documentation that supports • We accepted your information. If so, we will
Income Tax Return). your position. It is recommended that you eliminate the tax assessed.
include a copy of your examination report, Form
4549, along with any new documentation that • We accepted your information in part and we will
IRS ACCEPTS AN AUDIT supports your position. partially reduce the tax assessed.
RECONSIDERATION REQUEST IF:
• You must write to inform us which changes you • Your information did not support your claim and
• You have information that we have not want us to reconsider. we are unable to eliminate the tax assessed.
considered previously which might change the
amount of tax you owe, or credit you believe you • Please include a daytime and evening telephone
are entitled to. number and the best time for us to call you.
IF YOU AGREE WITH IRS, YOU MAY:
• You filed a return after IRS completed a return
for you. • Pay the amount due in full.
• You believe the IRS made a computational or THE NEXT STEP • Set up an Installment Agreement (consult
processing error in assessing your tax. We will send you a letter if we need further Publication 594 “What you should know about
information to reconsider your disputed issue(s). the IRS Collection Process,” and Publication 1
• The liability is unpaid or credits are denied. “Your rights as a Taxpayer”) for more
It is in your best interest to provide complete information, or
IRS WON’T ACCEPT AN AUDIT information on each disputed issue. We consider • Submit an Offer-In-Compromise (consult
RECONSIDERATION REQUEST IF: each issue separately based on the new information Publication 594).
that you provide. We will change any adjustment if
(1) You previously agreed to pay the amount of tax your new information and the tax law support that
you owe by signing an agreement such as: change.