IRS Letter PCA – Private Collection Agency Notification
Your unpaid IRS tax balance has been transferred to a private debt collection agency.
Type of Notice: Unpaid balance
Likely next step: Address an IRS bill for unpaid taxes
Also see: IRS penalties
Why you received IRS Letter PCA
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- You have an unpaid balance due that the IRS sent to a private debt collector.
- The IRS sent you a notice telling you which private debt collector your account has been assigned to.
- A private debt collector sent you this notice to inform you that they have your case and to provide you with information on how to pay your past-due taxes. This notice provides you with an authentication number so you can verify that the call/letter from the private collection agency is legitimate and so they can authenticate that they are speaking to the correct individual.
Notice deadline: N/A
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