IRS Letter 525: 30-Day Letter · Exam Report
The audit is done and this is the proposed result. You have 30 days to protest to the IRS Independent Office of Appeals before it becomes final.
- Respond within
- 30 days
- How urgent
- Urgent
- Appeal rights
- Yes, with a deadline
How long you have
This notice gives you 30 days to respond. The due date is printed on the letter itself.
The IRS's own guidance on any notice is short: “If we ask you to respond, act by the due date.”
What we do with a Letter 525
We file the written protest and argue the exam findings in Appeals, where most audit results get improved.
This page is general information, not advice on your specific matter. An Enrolled Agent has to read your actual notice and your transcripts before telling you what to do about it.
The next step
Decoded your Letter 525? Now let's answer it.
Send us the actual notice. A licensed Enrolled Agent will review it free of charge, confidentially, the same week.