WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20220
Inspector general
for tax
administration
Confirmation Letter OMB NO. XXXX Expires MM/DD/YY
Month Day, Year
Person to Contact: xx xxxx xxxxxxxx
Telephone Number (Not Toll Free):
(xxx) xxx-xxxx
Taxpayer Identifying Name: John Q. Public
Taxpayer Identifying Number: 012-34-5678
Taxpayer
1234 Main Avenue
Metropolis, USA 01234
Dear Taxpayer,
The Treasury Department is conducting an independent review of the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) records to determine whether the IRS is complying with certain provisions contained in the Internal Revenue Code. The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), which is part of the Department of Treasury but independent of the IRS, is charged with conducting these independent reviews of the IRS.
We would appreciate your help in verifying the accuracy of the IRS records by answering the questions listed below. Your response is voluntary and there are no penalties for not replying. This letter is NOT a review of your tax records or a request for payment.
The information that you provide may be furnished to the IRS. However, the law prohibits us from providing information concerning your tax account to third parties (other than the IRS) without your written permission.
We are currently reviewing procedures related to the balance due on accounts. Please provide the following information.
Balance Due Amount. Show the related tax return and tax period ending date.
Type of Return Period Ending Balance Due
_______________ ________________ ________________
_______________ ________________ ________________
If the balance due amount is not correct, please provide the date and amount of any payment. Please show the IRS receipt number, if you were given one; the name of the IRS employee receiving payment, if available; and, the address of the IRS office where paid.
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If you paid with a personal check or money order, please show the IRS endorsement on back of personal check and 13 digit number on front. If you paid by money order, please provide the date and place of purchase, and serial number.
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
Name and identifying number: Show the name and number used if your payment was not made under the name or taxpayer identifying number shown above.
__________________________________________________________________
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To help assure our independent review of the IRS, please reply only to the Department of Treasury (or TIGTA) using the enclosed postage-paid envelope. Please do not forward this letter to the IRS. If you have any questions, please call the individual shown at the top of this letter. We would appreciate your reply within 20 days. Thank you for your cooperation.
Sincerely,
Michael R. Phillips
Deputy Inspector General for Audit
Enclosures: Postage-paid Envelope
Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice
The Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950 authorizes the Department of Treasury to request this information for the purposes stated in the letter. You are not required to provide the information requested on a form that is subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act unless the form displays a valid Office of Management and Budget control number. The estimated average time to comply with this letter is fifteen minutes. If you have any comments concerning the accuracy of this time estimate or suggestions for making this letter simpler, please write to either the:
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration
Office of Audit
1125 15th Street, N.W., Suite 700A
Washington, D.C. 20005
Or
Office of Management and Budget
Paperwork Reduction Project (1591-XXXX)
Washington, D.C. 20503
Do not send your reply to this letter to either of these addresses.
File Type | application/msword |
File Title | Office of Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration |
Author | rjflynr1 |
Last Modified By | RobinsonM |
File Modified | 2007-02-23 |
File Created | 2007-02-23 |