IRS NOTICE REFERENCE
Understanding Your CP255 Notice
We need information to complete the termination of your private foundation status.
General information only. Not legal or tax advice.
Notice details
- Notice code
- CP255
- Category
- Filing and non-filer
- Severity tier
- Tier 2 — Action or response expected. The IRS has taken or proposed an action and expects a response or payment.
- Governing law
- §6651; §6012 (Internal Revenue Code sections)
- Source
- IRS.gov — Understanding Your IRS Notice
What this notice is
We need information to complete the termination of your private foundation status.
Source: IRS.gov. Reproduced for reference. General information — not legal or tax advice.
What the IRS says to do
Visit Pay.gov and create an account or log in if you already have one. Complete and submit the items below by the date indicated on your notice: Form 8940, Request for Miscellaneous Determination , and The correct user fee. Form 8940, Request for Miscellaneous Determination , and The correct user fee.
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.
Governing IRS procedure (Internal Revenue Manual)
The IRS’s own internal procedures for handling this notice type are documented in the Internal Revenue Manual:
- IRM 5.1.11 — 5.1.11 Delinquent Return Investigations
- IRM 5.18.1 — 5.18.1 Automated Substitute for Return (ASFR) Program
- IRM 4.12.1 — 4.12.1 Nonfiled Returns
Reference to published IRS procedure. General information — not legal or tax advice.
Official IRS reference
Read the official notice page on IRS.gov: https://www.irs.gov/individuals/understanding-your-cp255-notice
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