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IRS Letter 2268C – Request for Information/Delinquent Return for a Deceased Taxpayer

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The IRS needs additional information or is requesting all past-due tax returns for a deceased taxpayer.

Type of Notice: Late return

Likely next step: File back tax returns

Other tax problem areas: IRS penalties, IRS bill for unpaid taxes

Why you received IRS Letter 2268C

  1. You are an executor or fiduciary for a deceased taxpayer.
  2. The deceased taxpayer needs to file a return for the year shown on the notice.
  3. The IRS did not receive a tax return for that year.
  4. The IRS sends Letter 2268C to request that all past-due tax returns for the deceased be filed.

Notice deadline: No date specified

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