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Audit and examination
Audit of your Earned Income Credit; refund on hold
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The IRS is auditing your return and needs documents to verify the Earned Income Credit you claimed. It is holding the EIC, Additional Child Tax Credit and/or Recovery Rebate Credit portions of your refund (and possibly the Premium Tax Credit) until the audit is resolved.
The IRS is asking for documents behind an item on your return.
If you cannot provide the documentation, the IRS will disallow the audited items and send an examination report showing the proposed changes to your return.
If you did not file the return and someone is using your name and Social Security number, the IRS page says to contact the IRS at the number on your notice.
Check the notice number against the official IRS site before you respond, and respond only to the address or number printed on the official page.
The IRS is auditing your return and needs documents to verify the Earned Income Credit you claimed. It is holding the EIC, Additional Child Tax Credit and/or Recovery Rebate Credit portions of your refund (and possibly the Premium Tax Credit) until the audit is resolved. The IRS page for it is titled 'Understanding your CP75 notice'.
The IRS page for this notice does not state a fixed number of days. Use the date printed on your letter, and act before it.
If you cannot provide the documentation, the IRS will disallow the audited items and send an examination report showing the proposed changes to your return.
If you did not file the return and someone is using your name and Social Security number, the IRS page says to contact the IRS at the number on your notice.
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