IRS NOTICE REFERENCE
Understanding your CP217 notice
We received your Form 940, Employer's Annual Federal Unemployment (FUTA) Tax Return , but you aren’t required to file this form. Federal, state, and local government agencies are exempt from paying federal unemployment t…
General information only. Not legal or tax advice.
Notice details
- Notice code
- CP217
- Category
- Account and informational
- Severity tier
- Tier 1 — Routine. Informational or administrative notice; no response typically required.
- Source
- IRS.gov — Understanding Your IRS Notice
What this notice is
We received your Form 940, Employer's Annual Federal Unemployment (FUTA) Tax Return , but you aren’t required to file this form. Federal, state, and local government agencies are exempt from paying federal unemployment tax.
Source: IRS.gov. Reproduced for reference. General information — not legal or tax advice.
What the IRS says to do
Don’t file Form 940. Don’t make any deposits for federal unemployment tax.
This is the IRS’s own guidance reproduced from the IRS notice page. It describes the IRS’s process — it is not legal or tax advice from TaxRiskOS.
Official IRS reference
Read the official notice page on IRS.gov: https://www.irs.gov/individuals/understanding-your-cp217-notice
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