Understanding your CP44 notice

What this notice is about

There’s a delay sending your refund. We’re checking to see if you owe other federal taxes.

You don’t need to do anything.
Within 8 weeks, we’ll either:
- Send your refund, including any applicable interest, or
- Mail you another notice explaining how we applied your refund to other federal taxes you owe.

We may be applying your refund to a balance on another account for which you’re liable.

It takes up to 8 weeks for us to determine if another balance exists.

We’ll send you any remaining amount, including any applicable interest.

You can authorize someone to represent you before the IRS or inspect and/or receive confidential tax information.
You may be eligible for free help from the Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS).
You may qualify for help from a Low Income Taxpayer Clinic.
If you didn’t receive a letter or notice, use Let us help you.