{"id":34690,"date":"2018-02-13T13:14:45","date_gmt":"2018-02-13T19:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/?p=34690"},"modified":"2020-06-08T16:33:51","modified_gmt":"2020-06-08T21:33:51","slug":"irs-letter-4281c-breach-notification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/irs\/audits-and-tax-notices\/irs-letter-4281c-breach-notification\/","title":{"rendered":"IRS Letter 4281C &#8211; Breach Notification Letter"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Your personally identifiable information was lost or disclosed through a data breach.<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_34696\" style=\"width: 242px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Letter-4281C.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34696\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-34696\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Letter-4281C-232x300.png\" alt=\"IRS Letter 4281C, Breach Notification Letter\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Letter-4281C-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Letter-4281C-768x994.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Letter-4281C-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Letter-4281C.png 1700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-34696\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a style=\"float: right;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Letter-4281C.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click to enlarge<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Type of notice: <\/strong>Account information or change<\/p>\n<p><strong>Likely next step:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/irs\/audits-and-tax-notices\/tax-identity-theft\/\">Address tax identity theft or refund fraud<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Why you received IRS Letter 4281C<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Your personal tax information was accessed during an IRS data breach or your information was lost.<\/li>\n<li>The IRS sent Letter 4281C to notify you of the breach or loss and to inform you that a free year of identity theft protection is available. You must request the ID theft protection within 90 days of the date on the letter.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Notice deadline:<\/strong> 90 days<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you miss the deadline: <\/strong>If you do not contact the credit bureau mentioned in the letter within 90 days, you will not be eligible for the free year of ID theft protection.<\/p>\n<h2>Want more help?<\/h2>\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>Your personally identifiable information was lost or disclosed through a data breach. Type of notice: Account information or change Likely next step: Address tax identity theft or refund fraud Why you received IRS Letter 4281C Your personal tax information was accessed during an IRS data breach or your information was lost. 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