An annual reminder of a balance you still owe, including accrued penalties and interest.
An annual reminder of a balance you still owe, including accrued penalties and interest.
CP71 (and variants) is a required annual statement of a balance that remains on your account, showing how penalties and interest have added to it over the year.
CP71 (and variants) is a required annual statement of a balance that remains on your account, showing how penalties and interest have added to it over the year.
The IRS issues Notice CP71 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 CP71 carries a response date: Review annually. 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.
Use the reminder as a prompt to finally resolve the balance. 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. An annual reminder of a balance you still owe, including accrued penalties and interest.
Review annually. 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.
A reminder that you still have an unpaid balance on your account.
CP503A second, more urgent reminder that your balance is unpaid.
CP71CAn annual reminder that you still owe a balance, often sent after a period of inactivity.
Send us the notice and we will tell you exactly what it means and what your options are, at no cost.
