IRS NOTICE REFERENCE
Understanding Your CP547 Notice
We received your Form 2848, Power of Attorney and Declaration of Representative, Form 8821, Tax Information Authorization, or Form 706, U.S. Estate Tax Return, authorizing you to act or receive information on a taxpayer’…
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Notice details
- Notice code
- CP547
- 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 2848, Power of Attorney and Declaration of Representative, Form 8821, Tax Information Authorization, or Form 706, U.S. Estate Tax Return, authorizing you to act or receive information on a taxpayer’s behalf. Because of this, we assigned you a Centralized Authorization File (CAF) number.
Source: IRS.gov. Reproduced for reference. General information — not legal or tax advice.
What the IRS says to do
Use your CAF number on future authorizations and when contacting the IRS about a taxpayer you represent.
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-cp547-notice
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