I spoke with an IRS agent today. She told me that letter 6589 was sent out to thousands of tax payers who claimed the eitc. That it's basically junk mail and does not mean my tax return was pulled for review or audit.
She said the letter had a very poor choice in words and was extremely confusing to a lot of people.
The way it starts off makes it seem like '"they" found a mistake on my return when that is not that case at all.
What the notice is is just a way to get tax payers to review their own tax return for mistakes and make changes if needed.
I thought letter 6589 meant an audit was imminent, but it's not.
So thankfully I don't have to worry about there being an issue when I file my 2023 taxes.
Thank you for help. I hope this thread helps others who may have received letter 6589 and are worried or concerned of it's actual meaning.
