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Notices

Computer-generated messages resulting from an analysis of the taxpayer’s account on the master file. The types of notices and their purposes are:

1. Settlement Notice – Notices of assessments of tax due, payments, adjustments, balance due, or overpayment which are sent to taxpayers.
2. Taxpayer Inquiry Letter – Requests to the taxpayer for additional information or documents needed to process the taxpayer’s return correctly.
3. Service Center Notices – Issued to request information and alert service centers to certain conditions necessary to correct or update taxpayer’s account.