Commissioner Amalia Colbert and Deputy Commissioner Darren Guillot have given an update on the status of IRS Enforcement and when the deluge of enforcement notices will begin again since being paused during the pandemic.
- The backlog of mail is now caught up, and so the fear of sending notices to people whose mailed in responses/payments had not been opened is past
- The CP-14 Notices (Balance Due) that have been paused will go out at the end of May to roughly 8 million taxpayers
- The Taxpayers who owed balances before and are due for enforcement action will most likely first receive a refresh notice to remind them of the balance due in the hopes that they and/or their representative will contact the IRS and deal with them before levy action is taken
- The enforcement notices will be sent out in waves to avoid overwhelming the Collection Phone Lines, The Office of Appeals, and the Taxpayer Advocates
Things will be gearing up around Memorial Day. If you have missing returns or back balances now would be a great time to proactively contact the IRS and work on the issue or contact your tax preparer for help.