On the paper
Compare the payments listed on the notice with your records, including any payment applied from the prior year.
Find the date printed on your notice or letter. The paper notice and the current official IRS instructions control, even where this page differs.
General next steps
- Verify the notice lists all estimated tax payments you actually made.
- If you agree, the IRS says no response is required and the remaining refund generally follows in 4 to 6 weeks unless you owe other tax or debts.
- If you disagree, contact the IRS at the number on the notice by the date indicated.
Timing
If you disagree, the IRS says to contact it by the date indicated on the notice. Your paper controls the date.
What this page cannot tell you
This page cannot verify what the IRS posted to your account or which payments were credited.
Official sources
If anything on this page differs from your notice or from current IRS instructions, follow the notice and the IRS.