Catsby Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 I work with a company that just received a "Dear Taxpayer" letter, purportedly from the IRS, asking them to re-submit all Form 1095-Cs because they were incomplete, or not in the required format. Has anyone else seen a letter like this? I haven't seen any chatter online and am curious about its legitimacy. This appears to be a form "1865C" (which I can't find any reference to online), and directs us to send the 1095-Cs to a particular IRS stop in Kansas City (which I've also never seen referenced online). Any thoughts? Has anyone received something similar or seen anything about this? Thanks much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Gulia Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Of the 1095-Cs that might be questioned, were they filed electronically? Peter Gulia PC Fiduciary Guidance Counsel Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 215-732-1552 Peter@FiduciaryGuidanceCounsel.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Baker Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Fascinating. Could you scan a redacted copy of the letter as a PDF file and post it here as an attachment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catsby Posted August 2, 2017 Author Share Posted August 2, 2017 2 hours ago, Fiduciary Guidance Counsel said: Of the 1095-Cs that might be questioned, were they filed electronically? Yes, they were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Gulia Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 One imagines the IRS should prefer that a correction of an information return filed electronically also be made electronically. If your client consents, following Dave Baker's suggestion to post here the redacted letter might help you crowdsource finding whether the letter is a fraud. Peter Gulia PC Fiduciary Guidance Counsel Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 215-732-1552 Peter@FiduciaryGuidanceCounsel.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catsby Posted August 2, 2017 Author Share Posted August 2, 2017 Agreed! I don't think the client is comfortable doing so, but I'll update if that changes or if I come across the letter from another source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ESOP Guy Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 I know nothing about these forms but when I have concerns about letters regarding other forms I call the IRS numbers in the instructions for the form. You know it is a good IRS number and they typically know something about how the IRS follows up with taxpayers if they have an issue. There simply has to be someone at the IRS using an established phone number that can tell you if this is a legit format for a request or a known scam or if something doesn't seem right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K2retire Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 There is an IRS office in Kansas City. The zip code that is exclusive to the IRS is 64999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJohnson Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Would love to see the letter as well if you could post a redacted version. There were "5699" letters that went out where the IRS determined there might be a failure to file. Those were legitimate. https://eforerisa.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/letter-5699.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catsby Posted August 2, 2017 Author Share Posted August 2, 2017 Update - the IRS confirmed that the letter was sent in error. Crisis averted! Thanks to all for the help/input! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mschaef Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 I got a similar letter, states my 1095-C's were sent incorrectly that they should be in landscape form (which they were). The IRS number listed is a recording only. What number did you call to confirm that it was an error? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catsby Posted September 20, 2017 Author Share Posted September 20, 2017 On 9/13/2017 at 10:04 AM, mschaef said: I got a similar letter, states my 1095-C's were sent incorrectly that they should be in landscape form (which they were). The IRS number listed is a recording only. What number did you call to confirm that it was an error? We reached out to Jeremy C. Livingood at Jeremy.c.livingood@irs.gov. Hope this helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My 2 cents Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 On Wednesday, August 02, 2017 at 2:52 PM, Catsby said: Update - the IRS confirmed that the letter was sent in error. Crisis averted! Thanks to all for the help/input! The key thing is that the IRS owned up to having sent the letter. What you really have to watch out for are letters from the "IRS" demanding immediate payment using money orders! Always check with your actuary first! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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