Does a certified letter from the IRS mean an audit?

Just because you receive a letter from the IRS doesn’t mean you’re being audited. In many cases, the IRS will send a letter simply asking for additional information or clarification of details listed on your tax return. An IRS audit letter will come to you by certified mail.

Why would a former employer send you a certified letter?

Reasons for Sending Certified Mail Certified mail is an add-on service offered by the United States Postal Service. Certified mail is not necessarily bad news; it could be a final paycheck from your former employer or even naturalization documents from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

What does a certified letter from the IRS mean?

But the truth is a certified letter from the IRS could mean your case is about to start receiving the utmost attention from a very aggressive tax regime. The reason is that the IRS has too many taxpayers and too few officers, agents and employees, so they have to really pick and choose whom they go after.

Do you get certified mail from the IRS?

But otherwise, it is probably not. When the IRS sends a refund it is done electronically or, they send a check first class mail. Refunds are not typically sent certified. What happens if I pick up the letter?

What happens if you don’t pick up a certified letter from the IRS?

If you don’t pick up a certified letter to the IRS, it is basically saying you agree with everything the IRS says. Your silence will be used against you. Your silence will be interpreted as “Yes, IRS you are right. Everything you say is right. Therefore, do whatever you want to me, whenever you want to do it to me.”

Who is the National Taxpayer Advocate for the IRS?

Nina Olsen is the National Taxpayer Advocate. It is her job to investigate how the IRS is working (or not). and make a report to Congress. She just made one in June of 2019. Her words are heart-dropping, but just are just given lip-service to by Congress.