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I received a letter saying there was a miscalculation of my recovery rebate credit but without an explanation of details. How do I determine what happened?

userdj9281 — Thu, 25 Mar 2021 21:08:24 GMT

The letter doesn't give specifics, so I can't determine what went wrong or how to fix it. When I called IRS, it said it could not help me due to high call volume and try calling another day.

Re: I received a letter saying there was a miscalculation of my recovery rebate credit but without an explanation of details. How do I determine what happened?

Jp104 — Fri, 26 Mar 2021 00:40:16 GMT

I received a letter from IRS saying there was a miscalculation of my recovery rebate credit and owe them $400. It also says that they made changes to my return. Letter states Tax you owed 2568.00 /payments you made 2168.00 no explanation of details. How do I determine what happened?

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DianeW777 — Tue, 30 Mar 2021 12:18:41 GMT

The IRS will provide a detailed letter of explanation as a follow up. In the meantime you could try to obtain your IRS Transcript, then match it to the tax return you filed. This should show the differences.

Also, use the the Get My Payment link to show you what they have on file for you - Select the button Get My Payment to see your information.

Calling is extremely time consuming right now. If you want to try, call very early or very late based on the times below.

January - April 800-829-1040
- Customer service representatives are available Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. local time, unless otherwise noted.
- Telephone service wait times can average 15 minutes. Some telephone service lines may have longer wait times.
- Telephone service wait times are higher on Monday and Tuesday

You can try to Contact the Local IRS Office using this link.

Re: I received a letter saying there was a miscalculation of my recovery rebate credit but without an explanation of details. How do I determine what happened?

Tx201 — Thu, 29 Apr 2021 17:15:36 GMT

I received a letter from IRS stating that a miscalculation because of a "Recovery Rebate Credit" was made and now I owe $762.00 instead of getting a refund of $438.00. Why?

Re: I received a letter saying there was a miscalculation of my recovery rebate credit but without an explanation of details. How do I determine what happened?

VolvoGirl — Thu, 29 Apr 2021 17:21:54 GMT

You must have had 1200 on line 30. Did you already get the first 2 Stimulus payments? That's been a common problem. You might have answered the Stimulus questions wrong and tried to claim it again or some more on line 30. So the IRS took it off because you already got it. They know they sent it to you.

Re: I received a letter saying there was a miscalculation of my recovery rebate credit but without an explanation of details. How do I determine what happened?

Patricia West — Wed, 12 May 2021 18:29:12 GMT

I received a letter that there was as miscalculation on my 2020 form and I owe $4,324.00. I don't see that the estimated taxes we paid in 2020 are included on the form. what should I do?

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Cynthiad66 — Thu, 13 May 2021 19:58:09 GMT

If you received a notice, no action required on your part. IRS is making all of the necessary changes. That was just a notification to alert you.