Q: I don't know what to do about 2 different letters I got from the IRS after being audit?
I got audit this year on the EIC and sent all the information they needed. I had to have it sent in by March 12, 2018 which I did. On March 26 I got another letter that says they are auditing my 2017 form 1040 and proposed changes to it. I either have to agree to it and sign the page and send it back or don’t agree and send all the stuff to them again. Then on April 9 I got a letter telling me they received my response on March 12 and they will review it and send a response by July 25. My question is do I do what the first letter on the 25th says to do denied or agree with it or do I go by the letter on April 9 and wait?
A: You should respond to the March 26th letter and provide the information again. Even though the inquiries are being handled by the same department at the IRS, it is quite likely that they have not associated the two years in their system and if you do not respond to the March 26th letter, they will likely disallow the EIC for that year and send you a notice that would require you to petition Tax Court to get the matter resolved.
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