During several recent quarters, the IRS has sent CP 207 notices to taxpayers that asked them to submit Form 941, Schedule B, Report of Tax Liability for Semiweekly Schedule Depositors, even though they had submitted the form with their paper filed return. (The IRS issues a CP 207 notice when it is proposing a federal tax deposit penalty. The notice asks the recipient to send the IRS a completed record of federal tax liability. )
Amy Stanton, IRS Branch Chief in the Wage and Investment Division, noted on an October 1 payroll teleconference that the notice had been sent out in error due to a problem with IRS scanning technology. She advised taxpayers who receive the notice to include another Schedule B with their response. Otherwise, this issue will not be resolved. The Schedule B should be attached to the CP 207 notice.
Stanton said that the IRS has taken steps to ensure that this issue will not be a problem with the third quarter Form 941 filings that are due at the end of this month. Stanton noted that aper Form 941 filers can also help out the IRS by making sure that the form is legible and that all entries are within the margin.

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