What This Notice Means

This is a reminder. The IRS wants you to file your federal income tax return before the due date.

What to Do

File your personal return before the due date. If you can't, request an automatic 6-month extension of time to file.

  • If you filed in the last eight weeks, you don't have to do anything.
  • If you haven't filed, or it's been more than eight weeks since you did, the IRS shows no return received. Check the name, Social Security number or taxpayer identification number, and tax year on the notice. Make sure they match your return. Then mail a signed and dated copy of the return.

Things to Check

  • Whether you're required to file at all.
  • Whether your return was rejected if you e-filed.
  • Whether all your prior-year returns are filed.
  • Whether you're having enough tax withheld from your pay.

What Happens If You Don't File

You may lose your claim to a refund or certain credits. The law sets strict time limits to claim them. If you owe, penalties and interest keep adding up until you file and pay in full.

If You Can't Pay

File anyway. You can request a payment plan to pay the balance over time. Filing on time and paying what you can keeps the total lower.

Filing Electronically

The IRS accepts returns from the last 2 years electronically, but you'll need an e-file provider that handles prior-year returns. Not all of them do.

For next year, file by the deadline. E-filing can help you avoid mistakes and find credits you qualify for.

If you received a CP59R notice and have unfiled returns or a balance you can't pay, call us at (813) 229-7100.