{"id":140,"date":"2026-01-24T15:01:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T15:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gordontaxservice.com\/taxtipsblog\/?p=140"},"modified":"2026-01-28T19:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T19:00:11","slug":"dont-ignore-irs-letters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gordontaxservice.com\/taxtipsblog\/2026\/01\/24\/dont-ignore-irs-letters\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t Ignore IRS Letters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Getting a letter from the IRS can be unsettling, but most IRS letters are not audits. They\u2019re often requests for clarification, missing information, or a reminder about a balance or filing issue. The real problem usually isn\u2019t the letter itself\u2014it\u2019s ignoring it. Deadlines still apply, and delays can limit your options or add unnecessary penalties and stress. Reading the notice carefully and responding early gives you more flexibility and helps prevent small issues from becoming bigger ones. Simple tip: Always open IRS mail right away and keep the envelope\u2014dates and notice numbers matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getting a letter from the IRS can be unsettling, but most IRS letters are not audits. They\u2019re often requests for clarification, missing information, or a reminder about a balance or filing issue. The real problem usually isn\u2019t the letter itself\u2014it\u2019s ignoring it. Deadlines still apply, and delays can limit your options or add unnecessary penalties &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/gordontaxservice.com\/taxtipsblog\/2026\/01\/24\/dont-ignore-irs-letters\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Don&#8217;t Ignore IRS Letters<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gordontaxservice.com\/taxtipsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gordontaxservice.com\/taxtipsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gordontaxservice.com\/taxtipsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gordontaxservice.com\/taxtipsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gordontaxservice.com\/taxtipsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=140"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gordontaxservice.com\/taxtipsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":142,"href":"https:\/\/gordontaxservice.com\/taxtipsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140\/revisions\/142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gordontaxservice.com\/taxtipsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gordontaxservice.com\/taxtipsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gordontaxservice.com\/taxtipsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}