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Kiplinger
Kiplinger
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Kelley R. Taylor

Received an IRS Letter? Taxpayer Confusion Grows Over Whether CP53E Notices Are Real

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As part of a broader push to modernize payments, the IRS has been phasing out paper refund checks. This tax season, that shift has triggered a surge in notices asking taxpayers to confirm or update their banking information.

These letters, known as CP53E notices, are landing in more than 1 million mailboxes, according to some congressional estimates.

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