The IRS corrected your return and changed your refund amount.
The IRS corrected your return and changed your refund amount.
CP12 means the IRS corrected one or more errors on your return and adjusted your refund as a result, up or down. If you agree, no reply is needed; if not, you generally have 60 days to respond.
CP12 means the IRS corrected one or more errors on your return and adjusted your refund as a result, up or down. If you agree, no reply is needed; if not, you generally have 60 days to respond.
The IRS issues Notice CP12 when its records show a specific condition on your account. The notice itself states the amount, the tax year, and the date the IRS is working from. If any of that looks wrong, it often is worth challenging, and confirming the details is the first thing we do.
If you do nothing, the balance continues to grow with penalties and interest, and the IRS escalates toward liens, levies, and wage garnishment. Every notice has a response window, and the options are widest before it closes.
Three steps, whether you handle it yourself or have us step in.
Notice CP12 carries a response date: Review within 60 days. Mark it, because the IRS's next step is usually more serious.
The IRS is sometimes wrong. We pull your transcripts and verify whether the amount and the basis for the notice are correct before responding.
Check the correction. If it is wrong, you have a limited window to contest it. We respond on your behalf and take the deadline pressure off you.
Send it to us and we will tell you exactly what it means and your options, at no cost.
It is a real notice with real consequences, but it is a routine part of the process and every version of it has defined options. The IRS corrected your return and changed your refund amount.
Review within 60 days. Deadlines are strict, so it is best to act well before the date on your specific notice.
Yes. Once we represent you, the IRS communicates with us, and we respond on your behalf. Send us the notice and we will explain your options at no cost.
Send us the notice and we will tell you exactly what it means and what your options are, at no cost.
