{"id":29331,"date":"2017-09-21T14:35:20","date_gmt":"2017-09-21T14:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/?p=29331"},"modified":"2020-06-08T16:46:59","modified_gmt":"2020-06-08T21:46:59","slug":"irs-letter-556-acknowledgement-protest-correspondence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/irs\/audits-and-tax-notices\/irs-letter-556-acknowledgement-protest-correspondence\/","title":{"rendered":"IRS Letter 556 &#8211; Acknowledgement of Protest, Correspondence, or Request for Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The IRS sent Letter 556 to notify you that your correspondence has been received.<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_38364\" style=\"width: 242px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Letter-556.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38364\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-38364\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Letter-556-232x300.png\" alt=\"IRS Letter 556\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Letter-556-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Letter-556-768x994.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Letter-556-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Letter-556.png 1700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-38364\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a style=\"float: right;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Letter-556.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click to enlarge<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Type of Notice: <\/strong>Return accuracy<\/p>\n<p><strong>Likely next step: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/irs\/audits-and-tax-notices\/irs-notice-cp2000\/\">Address an IRS CP2000 underreporter inquiry<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Also see: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/irs\/audits-and-tax-notices\/irs-audits\/\">IRS tax audit<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Why you received IRS Letter 556<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>You sent the IRS correspondence:\n<ul>\n<li>requesting an appeals conference,<\/li>\n<li>requesting an interview to discuss an issue<\/li>\n<li>requesting audit reconsideration, or<\/li>\n<li>protesting an IRS decision.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The IRS sent the letter to acknowledge receipt of the correspondence.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Notice deadline: <\/strong>N\/A<\/p>\n<h3>Want more help?<\/h3>\n<p>Your tax professional can deal with the IRS for you. Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-offices\/extended-tax-services\/tax-audit\/audit-support.html\">H&amp;R Block\u2019s Tax Audit &amp; Notice Services<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The IRS sent Letter 556 to notify you that your correspondence has been received. 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