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The IRS received a Form 1040-series return filed under your SSN or ITIN and, to protect you from identity theft, needs you to verify your identity and the return by phone before processing continues.
The IRS holds your return until you confirm it was you who filed it.
Until you verify, the IRS will not process your tax return, issue refunds, or credit any overpayment to your account.
The hotline is for identity and return verification only and cannot give refund status; the IRS page points to Publication 5027, Identity Theft Central and the IP PIN program.
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 received a Form 1040-series return filed under your SSN or ITIN and, to protect you from identity theft, needs you to verify your identity and the return by phone before processing continues. The IRS page for it is titled 'Understanding your letter 4883C'.
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.
Until you verify, the IRS will not process your tax return, issue refunds, or credit any overpayment to your account.
The hotline is for identity and return verification only and cannot give refund status; the IRS page points to Publication 5027, Identity Theft Central and the IP PIN program.
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