IRS CP75: Credit audit, refund held

CP75. Credit audit, refund held.

The IRS says it is auditing your tax return and needs documentation to verify a claimed credit. The held refund can include Earned Income Credit, Additional Child Tax Credit, or Recovery Rebate Credit amounts identified on the notice. The audit may also cover Premium Tax Credit amounts.

General information from the Law Office of Alexander Powell, PLLC. It is not legal advice, and it is not a substitute for the notice itself.

On the paper

Read which items the IRS is auditing and exactly which documents the notice and its enclosed forms request.

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

Complete the response form showing which documents support each audited item.
Send all documents together, legibly, by the method the notice describes, including the IRS document upload tool if offered.
Keep copies of everything you send and note the response date on the notice.

Timing

The notice and its response form state the date for sending your documentation. Your paper controls the date.

What this page cannot tell you

This page cannot evaluate whether your documentation will satisfy the audit or predict the outcome.

Official sources

If anything on this page differs from your notice or from current IRS instructions, follow the notice and the IRS.

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