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Understanding Your Letter CP
5747C—Taxpayer’s
Requirement to Authenticate
Identity in Person
12/14/2016
During a recent conference call that included
representatives from TSCPA’s Relations with
IRS Committee, the local IRS stakeholder
liaison addressed Letter CP 5747C and
discussed that a number of tax preparers’
clients are receiving this new letter requiring
them to physically go to a Taxpayer Assistance
Center (TAC) to authenticate their identity.
Some preparers have questioned the
legitimacy of the letter and why, with a Power
of Attorney on Ple, they could not conduct the
validation on behalf of their clients.
The CP 5747C is a legitimate IRS letter issued
as part of the Taxpayer Protection Program.
Because these taxpayer returns have already
been Ragged for potential identity theft,
enhanced authentication procedures are
necessary to avoid inadvertent unauthorized
disclosure of personal data.
Clients receiving a CP 5747C should call 844545-5640 to make an appointment at their
local TAC. (All TACs now operate by
appointment only.) The taxpayer should
indicate to the customer service
representative if any special circumstances
need to be considered when making the
appointment.
The stakeholder liaison has elevated the issue,
requesting that the letter be posted to IRS.gov
on the “Understanding Your Notices” webpage.
She also has forwarded practitioners’
suggestion that CertiPed Acceptance Agents
be allowed to conduct the validation process.
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Comments
As a CPA I don't understand why with
a power of attorney for my client, I
cannot verify their identities? And if that can't
happen why there are not more agents
available for appointments? Why do honest
taxpayers have to wait 4-6 weeks for an
appointment to verify who they are?
Posted by: Margie Manietta | 05/02/2017
at 09:54 AM
So I understand what I need to take for
this appointment but what will they do
and about how long is it going to take, I can't
acord to miss to much work and have got to
drive 1 and a half hours to the nearest odce
Posted by: Makala German | 03/24/2017
at 05:22 PM
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