Understanding Your CP102 Notice

Please contact us at the number listed on your notice for specific information about your tax return.

If you disagree, contact us at the toll-free number listed on the top right corner of your notice. If you contact us in writing within 10 days of the date of this notice, we’ll reverse the change we made to your account. However, if you can’t provide us additional information that justifies the reversal and we believe the reversal is in error, we’ll forward your case for audit. After we forward your case, the audit staff will contact you within five to six weeks to fully explain the audit process. If you don’t contact us within 10 days, you’ll lose your right to appeal our decision before payment of tax. If you don’t contact us within 10 days, we won’t reverse the change and you must pay the additional tax. You can then file a claim for refundPDF. You must submit the claim within three years from the date you filed the tax return, or within two years from the date of your last payment for this tax.

You can set up a payment plan to pay over time.

Not if you pay the full amount you owe by the date on the payment coupon. However, interest accrues on the unpaid balance after that date until you pay the balance in full.

Yes, you will receive a late payment penalty. You can contact us at the number given on your notice if you can't pay the full amount shown in your specific notice because of circumstances beyond your control. Contact us by the due date of your payment and, depending on your situation, we may be able to remove the penalty.