[bgmsad]

Wow that was lucky! Good for you!

[Grow_n_Family]

Originally Posted by Grow_n_Family

Tax Year 2010

Letter Dated, April 4, 2011 (Today is 4/1/2011)

For the account of Grow_n_Family

Information Regarding your Refund

We have received your income tax refund and are holding your refund until we complete a more thorough review. This review is part of an ongoing program the IRS conducts to ensure the accuracy of the return information.

Your return was selected because we are reviewing:

• Income you reported on your return.

• Income tax withholding amounts you reported on your return.

• Claims for tax credits you made on your return and/or

• Business income you reported on your return.

We will hold your return until we finish our review.

You are not required to send us anything at this time. If you have not received your refund or been contacted by us within 45 days from the date of this notice, you may call us at the number provided above. Limited third party contacts may be made to determine the correctness of certain return information.

Once our review is completed we may send you your refund, ask you for additional information or clarification on items on your return, or deny your refund. If you do not agree with our decision, you will have a chance to appeal.

If you are experiencing economic harm or a systematic problem, or are seeking help in resolving tax problems that have not been resolved through normal channels, you may be eligible for Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) assistance. You can reach TAS by calling the TAS toll-free intake line at 1-877-777-4778 or TTY/TTD 1-800 829-4059.

We understand your tax refund is very important to you and we will work to complete our review as quickly as possible.

Text of our Second Letter! I am thinking we are making progress!

Letter 566(CG)

Dear Taxpayer:

We are examinging your 2010 federal income tax return. We need you to provide us with additional information to substaniate the following items that you claimed on your return.

Adoption Credit

Please see the enclosed explanation of the documentation you need to provide,and send it to us within 30 days from the date of this letter. Send copies of your supporting records and/or information to contact the person whose name and address are shown in the letter heading. This information could include reciepts, canceled checks, or other explanatory material. It is important that we receive all requested information and it is readable. Please also complete and return any enclosed questionnaire(s). We've enclosed an envelope for your use.

We will review the information that you send us and take one of the following actions:

• If the information we receive fully addresses our questions, we will make no changes to the tax you reported on you return. You will not need to take any further action

.

• If the information does not fully address our questions, we will send you a letter with an examination report explaining the proposed changes to your tax. If you agree with the changes, sign and return the examination report.

If you have any questions about this letter you can call the contact person at the telephone number shown in the letter heading who will be able to assist you. If this number is outside your local calling area or is not a toll-free number, there will be a long -distance charge to you.

It's important that you reply by mail or by fax within 30 days from the date of this letter. If you reply by mail, please use the enclosed envelope or address your reply envelope to the Internal Revenue Service at the address shown in the heading of this letter. Whether responding by mail or fax, please be sure to identify the contact person whose name is shown in the heading of this letter, and please include a copy of this letter.

If you do not reply, we will disallow the questioned items and will send you a letter and examination report showing our proposed changes to your tax.

Use the spaces below to indicate a telephone number, including area code, and the best time for us to call you should we need more information. You may want to keep a copy of the letter and any information you send to us for your records.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Sincerely,

Operations Manager, Examination

In closing, we faxed and overnighted, all items IRS requested on Thursday, April 7th.

[bgmsad]

Originally Posted by Grow_n_Family

Text of our Second Letter! I am thinking we are making progress!

Letter 566(CG)

Dear Taxpayer:

We are examinging your 2010 federal income tax return. We need you to provide us with additional information to substaniate the following items that you claimed on your return.

Adoption Credit

Please see the enclosed explanation of the documentation you need to provide,and send it to us within 30 days from the date of this letter. Send copies of your supporting records and/or information to contact the person whose name and address are shown in the letter heading. This information could include reciepts, canceled checks, or other explanatory material. It is important that we receive all requested information and it is readable. Please also complete and return any enclosed questionnaire(s). We've enclosed an envelope for your use.

We will review the information that you send us and take one of the following actions:

• If the information we receive fully addresses our questions, we will make no changes to the tax you reported on you return. You will not need to take any further action

.

• If the information does not fully address our questions, we will send you a letter with an examination report explaining the proposed changes to your tax. If you agree with the changes, sign and return the examination report.

If you have any questions about this letter you can call the contact person at the telephone number shown in the letter heading who will be able to assist you. If this number is outside your local calling area or is not a toll-free number, there will be a long -distance charge to you.

It's important that you reply by mail or by fax within 30 days from the date of this letter. If you reply by mail, please use the enclosed envelope or address your reply envelope to the Internal Revenue Service at the address shown in the heading of this letter. Whether responding by mail or fax, please be sure to identify the contact person whose name is shown in the heading of this letter, and please include a copy of this letter.

If you do not reply, we will disallow the questioned items and will send you a letter and examination report showing our proposed changes to your tax.

Use the spaces below to indicate a telephone number, including area code, and the best time for us to call you should we need more information. You may want to keep a copy of the letter and any information you send to us for your records.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Sincerely,

Operations Manager, Examination

In closing, we faxed and overnighted, all items IRS requested on Thursday, April 7th.

I noticed they don't give a length of time they will take to go over the information. Was there actually a person's name on the top of the letter? Just wondering if you have an examiner yet. We are still waiting for that first letter..........UGHHHH!

[Grow_n_Family]

It just says,"Person to contact: Tax Examiner"

[bgmsad]

Well how interesting, ha ha ha ha. Well I hope you get an examiner fast and process goes quickly. I just wish we would get through our 2 letters and at least then I can just "sit and wait" without the anxiety of "when will I get my letters!" This is killing me!

[Grow_n_Family]

Well, I, apparently I did not follow instructions because i did not mail the paperwork back in their tiny business envelope. I will be making yet, another run, to the United States Post Office because I failed to do the following on the overnight mail envelope:

It's important that you reply by mail or by fax within 30 days from the date of this letter. If you reply by mail, please use the enclosed envelope or address your reply envelope to the Internal Revenue Service at the address shown in the heading of this letter. Whether responding by mail or fax, please be sure to identify the contact person whose name is shown in the heading of this letter, and please include a copy of this letter.


I will be using the address in the heading of the letter tomorrow, not the address they provided on their envelope, which IRS provided as a courtesy. This would be my fault, not IRS'. I have to get this right. lol

[luvmygrandbabies]

Originally Posted by Grow_n_Family

Well, I, apparently I did not follow instructions because i did not mail the paperwork back in their tiny business envelope. I will be making yet, another run, to the United States Post Office because I failed to do the following on the overnight mail envelope:

It's important that you reply by mail or by fax within 30 days from the date of this letter. If you reply by mail, please use the enclosed envelope or address your reply envelope to the Internal Revenue Service at the address shown in the heading of this letter. Whether responding by mail or fax, please be sure to identify the contact person whose name is shown in the heading of this letter, and please include a copy of this letter.


I will be using the address in the heading of the letter tomorrow, not the address they provided on their envelope, which IRS provided as a courtesy. This would be my fault, not IRS'. I have to get this right. lol

You should actually call them first because I called and said my Docs would not fit in that envelope and they said you don't really need to use the envelope they sent. Who knows if the person who told me that knew what they were talking about lol...Just call and check

[deli1208]

The adjusted refund included the ATC but we r in review so only received a partial

[tikkitikkitembo]

Originally Posted by bgmsad

Wow that was lucky! Good for you!

Thanks. When I started reading this thread in the beginning of March, I got a bit worried and thought I would get the run around as well. I then made it a point to get our taxes done and submitted. Didn't know if we would end up in review so the faster I got it done, I was hoping the faster I would go through the review process. In the end, I didn't even go through the review process.

I'm wondering if it is because my taxes are quite simple.

All we had were pretty much just my work income and interest/dividends earned, property taxes and charitable contributions. No special self employment tax and/or business taxes. Pretty much plain jane taxes. About the only thing I can think of that may have made it a bit more complicated was the carry-over from last year (2009) when we adopted our daughter.

Once again, I'm relieved that 2010 taxes are done and over for me. Hope everyone will soon get their refunds as well.

[with7kids]

Found this tonight and thought it might help for those hoping to receive a hardship help from the IRS (To get the money back sooner).

If you are suffering, or about to suffer a significant hardship because of the way Internal Revenue laws are being carried out, you may ask for help from IRS's Problem Resolution Office of the Taxpayer Advocate's Office. The Taxpayer Advocate may issue a Taxpayer Assistance Order to suspend, delay, stop, or speed-up IRS actions when a person is suffering or about to suffer a significant hardship.

A significant hardship is something more than an inconvenience to you. IRS enforcement action, such as a levy on wages or a bank account, or the seizure of property, is NOT itself a significant hardship. Examples of significant hardship include the loss of housing, the shut-off of utilities, and being unable to obtain food, keep your job, or buy needed medication. Hardship refers to the way the law is applied to you and not to the law itself. Problem Resolution Officers do not have the authority to overrule the tax law.

You should first try to resolve tax problems with the IRS office that most recently contacted you. But, if an IRS action or inaction will cause you a significant hardship, you may apply for help in one of two ways. First, you may call the IRS at 1-800-829-1040, and ask that a Form 911, Application for Taxpayer Assistance Order to Relieve Hardship, be prepared for you.

Secondly, you may complete Form 911 yourself and send it to the Problem Resolution Officer for the IRS district in which you live. You may order Form 911 from your local IRS office or order by calling 1-800-829-3676. The Problem Resolution Officer will review your completed application and advise you of the action taken.

[heartize]

Originally Posted by bgmsad

This is probably your "review" letter. Apparently when your return gets sent to review, your supporting documents don't follow. That has been the consensus of everyone involved with the review. Did you receive a partial of your refund yet?

Yes, we did receive our partial refund...over a month ago. This is the 2nd letter from the IRS, the 1st said we didn't need to do anything....

[bgmsad]

Originally Posted by heartize

Yes, we did receive our partial refund...over a month ago. This is the 2nd letter from the IRS, the 1st said we didn't need to do anything....

Yep, now you resend your documents and then it's like 45 days from when they receive them. This is the stage most people are in right now.

[flyfree]

Originally Posted by Grow_n_Family

Text of our Second Letter! I am thinking we are making progress!

Letter 566(CG)

Dear Taxpayer:

We are examinging your 2010 federal income tax return. We need you to provide us with additional information to substaniate the following items that you claimed on your return.

Adoption Credit

Please see the enclosed explanation of the documentation you need to provide,and send it to us within 30 days from the date of this letter. Send copies of your supporting records and/or information to contact the person whose name and address are shown in the letter heading. This information could include reciepts, canceled checks, or other explanatory material. It is important that we receive all requested information and it is readable. Please also complete and return any enclosed questionnaire(s). We've enclosed an envelope for your use.

We will review the information that you send us and take one of the following actions:

• If the information we receive fully addresses our questions, we will make no changes to the tax you reported on you return. You will not need to take any further action

.

• If the information does not fully address our questions, we will send you a letter with an examination report explaining the proposed changes to your tax. If you agree with the changes, sign and return the examination report.

If you have any questions about this letter you can call the contact person at the telephone number shown in the letter heading who will be able to assist you. If this number is outside your local calling area or is not a toll-free number, there will be a long -distance charge to you.

It's important that you reply by mail or by fax within 30 days from the date of this letter. If you reply by mail, please use the enclosed envelope or address your reply envelope to the Internal Revenue Service at the address shown in the heading of this letter. Whether responding by mail or fax, please be sure to identify the contact person whose name is shown in the heading of this letter, and please include a copy of this letter.

If you do not reply, we will disallow the questioned items and will send you a letter and examination report showing our proposed changes to your tax.

Use the spaces below to indicate a telephone number, including area code, and the best time for us to call you should we need more information. You may want to keep a copy of the letter and any information you send to us for your records.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Sincerely,

Operations Manager, Examination

In closing, we faxed and overnighted, all items IRS requested on Thursday, April 7th.

I received the same letter on Friday 4-8-2011 and it was dated 4-1-2011...have no idea what's going on with this letter but faxed and mailed the same documents again. Is this the same as the 2nd letter that others have received?

[tbaxter]

Did you ever get the your correspondence has been received, we will review your response and you should receive a reply from us within the next 30 days? letter?

[flyfree]

Originally Posted by tbaxter

Did you ever get the your correspondence has been received, we will review your response and you should receive a reply from us within the next 30 days? letter?

I never received a letter like that....