Publication 556
Examination of Returns, Appeal Rights, and Claims for Refund
(Revised: 7/2002)

Table of Contents

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Publication 556, Examination of Returns, Appeal Rights, and Claims for Refund

• Important Change
• Examination of Returns
  • If Your Return Is Examined
    • The Examination
    • If You Agree
    • If You Do Not Agree
    • How To Stop Interest From Accruing
    • Payment or Deposit
    • Using a Deposit To Pay the Tax
    • Installment Agreement Request
  • Interest Netting
  • Abatement of Interest Due to Error or Delay by the IRS
  • Abatement of Interest for Individuals in Disaster Areas or Affected by Terrorist Attacks
  • Offer in Compromise
• Appeal Rights
  • Appeal Within the IRS
    • Protests and Small Case Requests
    • Representation
  • Appeals to the Courts
    • Tax Court
    • District Court and Court of Federal Claims
  • Refund or Credit of Overpayments Before Final Determination
• Claims for Refund
  • Time for Filing a Claim for Refund
  • Limit on Amount of Refund
  • Exceptions
  • Processing Claims for Refund
    • Explanation of Any Claim for Refund Disallowance
  • Reduced Refund
• How To Get Tax Help

Index

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A

• Abatement of interest ( See Interest, abatement )
• Appeal rights
• Appeal rights ( See also Tax Court )
• Appeal rights ( See also Tax Court )

B

• Burden of proof

C

• Civil action ( See Waivers, tax suits, civil action )
• Claim for refund, Disallowance

E

• Examination of returns

F

• Form, 8379
• Form, 8857

I

• Installment agreement
• Installment method, Estates, claim for refund by
• Interest, Abatement, Error or delay by IRS

J

• Joint and several liability, relief from

M

• Mediation, fast track
• More information

N

• Notice of deficiency, Timely mailing
• Notices, Third party contacts

O

• Offer in compromise

P

• Paid preparer authorization
• Practitioners, federally authorized, Confidential communications
• Practitioners, federally authorized, Confidential communications

R

• Refund ( See also Claim for refund )
• Refund ( See Claim for refund )
• Refund ( See Overpayments )
• Refund, Reduced

S

• Suggestions

T

• Tax Court
• Tax Court, Employment status, review of
• Tax Court, Innocent spouse relief, review of request for
• Tax Court, Refund or credit before decision
• Taxpayer Advocate
• Taxpayer Advocate
• TTY/TDD information

Z

• Zero rate, overlapping periods of interest ( See Interest, netting )