IRS Notices & Letters
“Can you explain my IRS CP49 letter?”
An IRS CP49 letter usually means the IRS applied part or all of a refund to another tax debt or related balance, so the details in the notice matter. The explanation often depends on which tax year the offset was tied to, whether the balance was for federal or state obligations, and whether a joint return was involved. It can also help to compare the notice with prior IRS correspondence and any recent filing or payment activity, since offsets are often connected to older balances, amended returns, or account adjustments. Sitting down with a CPA for thirty minutes is usually enough to draw a clean line on this.
In your 30-minute session, the KGOB advisor handling it will:
- Read your exact situation and tell you, in plain English, what’s actually going on.
- Lay out your options and the trade-offs — no jargon, no judgment.
- Give you a clear next step you can act on, whether that’s with us or on your own.
“I received a CP49 from the IRS, what is it?”
“What should I do if I got IRS notice CP49?”
“I got a CP49 notice in the mail, what does that mean?”
“I’m looking at a CP49 IRS notice, what do I do?”
“I got a CP2000 notice from the IRS, what does it mean and what do I do?”
“I got a CP14 notice from the IRS, what does it mean and what do I do?”
This page is a prompt to start a conversation, not tax or legal advice, and states no tax-law specifics as fact. A consult session does not by itself create an ongoing engagement. We do not promise specific outcomes or savings. Kohari Gonzalez Oneyear & Brown PLLC — Charlotte, NC.
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