HI # I AM BECKI # AND I WORK FOR THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
DID YOU RECEIVE A LETTER ABOUT YOUR FORM 944 EMPLOYMENT TAXES?
LET'S LOOK AT WHY THAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED.
WE MAIL OUT LETTERS FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS.
FOR EXAMPLE# WE MAY HAVE RECEIVED THE WRONG EMPLOYMENT TAX RETURN FROM YOU BASED ON YOUR FILING REQUIREMENT.
OR WE MAY NEED MORE INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR EMPLOYMENT TAX RETURN# YOUR FEDERAL TAX DEPOSITS# OR THE RETURN YOU WERE INSTRUCTED TO FILE WHEN YOU FibetT APPLIED FOR YOUR EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER#. OR E-I-N.
YOU MAY ALSO RECEIVE A LETTER IF YOU CHANGED FROM FILING FORM 944 TO FORM 941 OR VICE VERSA.
THESE FORMS ARE NOT INTERCHANGEABLE.
IF THE CHANGE ISN'T WARRANTED# YOUR FEDERAL TAX DEPOSITS WON'T MATCH UP.
ibet LETTERS ADDRESS SPECIFIC ISSUES AND TELL YOU WHAT YOU NEED TO DO.
FOR EXAMPLE# IF WE HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT YOUR EMPLOYMENT TAX RETURN# TO RESPOND# JUST COMPARE THE INFORMATION WE PROVIDED IN THE LETTER WITH YOUR RECORDS.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO RESPOND BY THE REQUESTED DUE DATE TO MINIMIZE ANY INTEREST AND PENALTIES# AS WELL AS PRESERVE YOUR APPEAL RIGHTS.
ALSO# ALWAYS CHECK WHICH TAX YEAR THE LETTER IS ABOUT SINCE IT MAY NOT BE FOR YOUR MOST RECENT EMPLOYMENT TAX RETURN.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS# JUST CALL THE PHONE NUMBER IN YOUR LETTER.
FOR MORE INFORMATION# GO TO ibet-DOT-GOV-SLASH-EMPLOYMENT-TAX.