Got this letter today

Posted by Chris Curtis on June 30, 2009, 9:01 am

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I sent this to another tax group but hope this one, being moderated, might
give me a better advice.

Today I got this letter from the IRS.
It's letter: LTR 105C

They say:
"We couldn't allow your claim.
This letter is your notice that we've disallowed your claim for credit for
the period shown above. "

But I have never claimed anything against them.
Not a single thing.

What should I do with this?

Thanks for your help

CC

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Posted by Bill Brown on June 30, 2009, 10:11 am

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> I sent this to another tax group but hope this one, being moderated, might

> give me a better advice.

> Today I got this letter from the IRS.

> It's letter: LTR 105C

> They say:

> "We couldn't allow your claim.

> This letter is your notice that we've disallowed your claim for credit for

> the period shown above. "

> But I have never claimed anything against them.

> Not a single thing.

> What should I do with this?

There should be a phone number on the letter, perhaps with a range of
times. Call the IRS and ask them.

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Posted by Mark Bole on July 1, 2009, 11:31 am

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Chris Curtis wrote:

> I sent this to another tax group but hope this one, being moderated, might

> give me a better advice.

In your case, it's not the group you post to, but lack of information
provided, that is hindering your search for an explanation.

> Today I got this letter from the IRS.

> It's letter: LTR 105C

> They say:

> "We couldn't allow your claim.

> This letter is your notice that we've disallowed your claim for credit for

> the period shown above. "

For starters, why don't you tell us what period is "shown above"?

> But I have never claimed anything against them.

> Not a single thing.

Did you file a tax return? If so, then you "claimed" a whole bunch of
things. You repeatedly insist you didn't claim anything, if you remain
stuck on this point then you're wasting your time seeking any further
explanation of what claim is being disallowed.

If you sincerely want a good answer, you need to further describe what,
if anything, was entered in the "credits" or "payments" section of your
tax return, and what dollar amount or other information is included in
the letter from the IRS. Your statement that "It really doesn't say
much more" is not conducive to a useful reply. You are asking for help
with something you don't understand, and yet presuming to make a
decision about what is relevant and what is not.

It could be as simple as claiming an economic stimulus rebate credit on
your 2008 return when you already received the advance payment in 2008.

-Mark Bole

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Posted by dpb on July 1, 2009, 1:26 pm

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Mark Bole wrote:
...

> If you sincerely want a good answer, you need to further describe what,

> if anything, was entered in the "credits" or "payments" section of your

> tax return, and what dollar amount or other information is included in

> the letter from the IRS. Your statement that "It really doesn't say

> much more" is not conducive to a useful reply. You are asking for help

> with something you don't understand, and yet presuming to make a

> decision about what is relevant and what is not.

...

Then again, OP could have received a letter similar to the one I did
that had no amounts nor any explanation of what, specifically, was the
issue, only an adjustment amount for additional tax supposedly owed that
makes no sense from any figures on the return.

A phone call elicited a confused respondent who couldn't ascertain from
the electronic files available to him what initiated the letter nor the
underlying computations that generated the amount.

Upshot was, he did stick in an 8-week extension to the time to respond
and suggested to write a letter asking for clarification. Still waiting...

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Posted by Mark Bole on July 1, 2009, 2:00 pm

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dpb wrote:

> Then again, OP could have received a letter similar to the one I did

> that had no amounts nor any explanation of what, specifically, was the

> issue, only an adjustment amount for additional tax supposedly owed that

> makes no sense from any figures on the return.

But the letter at least indicated what tax year it was for, right? Our
OP steadfastly refuses to divulge *any* details of the letter.

It turns out a simple search of the archives of this group gives a
pretty good answer, as two different respondents both say the same thing
(see quotes below).

Maybe our OP is a victim of identity theft...or just clueless?

"Whenever a statute-barred return
showing a refund is filed, IRS routinely issues a 105C
letter formally disallowing the overpayment from being
refunded to the taxpayer or being applied to any other tax
year, whether it's before or after the statute-barred year. "

"As for the older years, tax years 2000 and prior, IRS will
send her a Letter 105C for each year that formally denies
the statute-barred refund. "

-Mark Bole

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