IRS Compliance by Notice: How to Resolve the Most Common IRS Notices

For many taxpayers, receiving a letter from the IRS can feel intimidating. The envelope arrives with the IRS seal, and immediately, worry sets in: Did I make a mistake? Am I in trouble? The truth is, IRS notices aren’t uncommon, and most of them can be resolved fairly easily once you understand what they mean.

This webinar walks through the most common types of IRS notices, explains why taxpayers receive them, and provides guidance on how to respond.

Why Should You Attend?

This online course gives tax professionals a practical, results focused approach to resolving the IRS notices their clients receive most frequently. With the IRS issuing over 220 million notices a year, practitioners must be prepared to quickly diagnose notice types, identify the underlying tax issues, and communicate next steps with clarity and confidence. Clients expect fast, accurate resolution—and firms that master notice response processes gain stronger client loyalty and year‑round advisory opportunities.

In this course, you will learn how the IRS uses a ‘compliance by notice’ enforcement model, what trends are driving the surge in notices, and which notices require the most immediate attention. We will walk through the most common notice categories, the tax problems they signal, and the proven solutions that resolve them efficiently. You will also gain practice tested tips for reducing response time, handling IRS correspondence professionally, and building a proactive firm strategy that improves outcomes, reduces administrative burden, and positions your team as trusted problem solvers.

Learning Objectives:

Why Does the IRS Send Notices?
Five Common IRS Notices and What to Do
What to Do When You Get a Notice
Identify current IRS notice trends and understand the most common reasons taxpayers receive IRS notices
Analyze common IRS notice types to determine the underlying tax issue and appropriate resolution strategy
Apply best practice techniques to reduce time spent resolving notices and improve case outcomes
Develop a proactive firm wide strategy to efficiently manage and resolve IRS notices
Identify the percentage of IRS audits conducted by mail in 2023 and its relevance to notice‑based enforcement

Topics Covered:

IRS notice trends and the IRS “compliance by notice” enforcement model
How tax firms typically manage and resolve client IRS notices
The most common IRS notices and the tax problems they signal
The five primary tax problem categories and current IRS areas of focus
Solutions for resolving high‑frequency IRS notices and related tax issues
Best practices for IRS correspondence, follow‑up, and issue documentation

A live Q&A session will be held after the event.

Who Should Attend:

This course is ideal for tax professionals who regularly support clients with IRS correspondence or who want to strengthen their firm’s notice‑resolution capabilities.

Credits and Other information :

IRS CPE Credits: 2.0 TAX

Session Prerequisites and preparation: None

Session learning level: Basic

Location: Virtual/Online

Delivery method: Group Internet Based

IRS Course ID: DFFSC

Attendance Requirement: Yes

Session Duration: 120 Min

Case Studies and Live Q&A session with speaker

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