about three to four months
Write a letter requesting reasonable cause abatement, or send Form 843, Claim for Refund and Request for Abatement. The IRS decision usually takes about three to four months.

Where do I send IRS Form 843 to?

Send Form 843 to the Internal Revenue Service Center where your return was filed. If the erroneous advice does not relate to an item on a Federal tax return, Form 843 should be sent to the service center where your return was filed for the tax year you relied on the erroneous advice.

What is IRS Form 843 used for?

Use Form 843 to claim a refund or request an abatement of certain taxes, interest, penalties, fees, and additions to tax.

What is the difference between form 706 and form 709?

Form 706 is used by the executor of a decedent’s estate to figure the estate tax imposed by Chapter 11 of the Internal Revenue Code. Form 709 is used to report transfers subject to the Federal gift and certain generation-skipping transfer (GST) taxes, and to figure the tax, if any, due on those transfers.

What are the instructions for the form 843?

Instructions for Form 843(Rev. December 2019) (For use with Form 843 (Rev. August 2011)) Claim for Refund and Request for Abatement Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Section references are to the Internal Revenue Code unless otherwise noted. General Instructions Future Developments

Can you use form 843 for RRTA refund?

Employers cannot use Form 843 to request a refund of Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) tax, Railroad Retirement Tax Act (RRTA) tax, or income tax withholding. Also do not use Form 843 to amend a previously filed income or employment tax return.

Where to put branded prescription drug fee on form 843?

If you are filing Form 843 to claim a refund of the branded prescription drug fee, please write “Branded Prescription Drug Fee” across the top of Form 843. Do not use Form 843 to request a refund of income tax or Additional Medicare Tax.

Can You claim excess Medicare tax on form 843?

Excess withholdings of Medicare tax by a single employer who will not adjust the overcollection has been added to the list of taxes for which a refund can be claimed on Form 843. See Use Form 843 to claim or request the following and Refund of excess social security, Medicare, or RRTA tax, later. Purpose of Form