If the complexity of IRS notices has historically got you scratching your head, you’re not alone. 幸运的是, 美国国税局 is addressing this problem with a “Simple Notice Initiative”, a program which will be rolled out in the coming years to improve communications with customers by focusing on:
- Adding simpler language to notices
- Reducing the number of pages in each notice
- 更新字体
This ambitious project will end up impacting up to 90% of notices distributed by 美国国税局 by the 2025 filing season. It will begin by updating notices commonly distributed to individual taxpayers including notices proposing adjustments to income, suggested corrections to mistakes 和 taxpayer reminders about amounts owed.
By 2026, 美国国税局 plans to exp和 the initiative to review 和 update notices for business taxpayers 和 those notices less frequently distributed to individuals.
The Simple Notice Initiative began with a pilot program that overhauled a single notice, 5071C. After cutting the page length from seven to two, updating the font 和 adding a QR code linking to 美国国税局 web page, 美国国税局 fielded 16% fewer calls 和 benefited from a 6% increase in taxpayers using the online option.
These promising results helped propel an expansion of the initiative to better enhance the agency’s move toward modern digital 和 communication tools.
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