EIN Responsible Party Verification Notice LTR 6217C
Q
CLIENT RECEIVED EIN RESPONSIBLE PARTY VERIFICATION NOTICE LTR 6217C. What does this mean and what do I tell them?
A
THE IRS IS SENDING THIS NOTICE IN AN ATTEMPT TO UPDATE THEIR RECORDS/SYSTEM FOR THE ‘RESPONSIBLE PARTY’ OF EIN HOLDERS. THE IRS IS REQUESTING THAT A FORM 8822-B BE FILLED OUT AND RETURNED.
Copy this to your client -
ON JULY 30, 2021, THE IRS ISSUED IR-2021-161, WHICH DECLARED THIS TO BE A “KEY SECURITY ISSUE” – “AS A RESULT, THE IRS INTENDS TO STEP UP ITS AWARENESS EFFORTS AIMED AT BUSINESSES, PARTNERSHIPS, TRUSTS AND ESTATES, CHARITIES AND OTHER ENTITIES THAT ARE EIN HOLDERS. STARTING IN AUGUST, THE IRS WILL BEGIN SENDING LETTERS TO APPROXIMATELY 100,000 EIN HOLDERS WHERE IT APPEARS THE RESPONSIBLE PARTY IS OUTDATED.”
ATTACHED BELOW IS THE LINK TO THE FORM 8822-B IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PREPARE AND SEND THE FORM YOURSELF.
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