Criminals Impersonating the PA Department of Revenue
Fraudsters are impersonating the PA Department of Revenue in letters sent to Pennsylvania business owners that direct them to turn over their accounting records. The criminals are attempting to trick taxpayers into providing their sensitive financial information.
IRS Backlog and Delays Continue
The most recent National Taxpayer Advocate Objectives Report to Congress revealed that the IRS had a backlog of 21.3 million unprocessed paper returns as of May 27, 2022. The report notes that the backlog is up by more than one million returns since the previous May’s reported backlog. At the IRS’s current processing rate, it is estimated that the IRS will take nearly two years to deal with the backlog.
How to Handle an IRS CP2000 Notice for Underreported Income
One of the most common notices issued by the IRS is the CP2000, Request for Verification of Unreported Income, Payments, and/or Credits. This notice is generated automatically by the IRS’s computer system when information reported to them about you on Forms W-2, 1098, 1099, etc. does not match the information on your tax return.