Just received a CP2000 notice saying I reported $0 of $91k (reported by third parties) in taxable wages from the company I was employed at in the 2023 tax year. The letter is also stating that I reported $0 in tax payments on "my return" vs $13.5k in payments reported by third parties.
This is incorrect as I filed correctly for the ONLY W2 I received from my company for the 2023 tax year. The breakdown of the taxes I paid in 2023 are the following: $122k in wages / $18.3k in fed tax withholdings.
Believe next steps would be to find a CPA to take me through the dispute process? Anyone have different advice?
I'm on the corporate side of a landscaping company so really hoping this isn't a case of someone using my social or anything insane like that.
UPDATE BELOW!
Figured it out as my company switched payroll providers 3/4 of the way through the year which is why the reported by third party numbers equal 3/4 of what I actually made.
They have provided me with a letter to share with the IRS that states the following.
Our previous payroll provider, Paychex, also mistakenly issued 2023 W2s for the portion for the year that they were processing our payroll. Due to this error, employees received two W2s
Paychex has now processed the correction for impacted employees to reverse the W2s that they incorrectly produced and submitted to federal and state agencies. Employees should only report wages from the W2 found in Workday. If you have not yet filed your taxes, please be sure to only use the Workday W2 when filing. If you have filed already and only used the Workday W2, no further action is needed. If you have filed already and reported both the Workday and Paychex W2s or only the Paychex W2, you will need to file an amendment so that only the Workday W2 wages are reported on your personal income tax return.
If you receive a letter from a State agency claiming that you owe more money, please provide them with this communication along with the correct W-2 in Workday in order to correct any errors. If you incorrectly filed using both W-2’s, you will need to amend your tax filing to match the Workday W-2.
Received CP2000 Notice – Accusing me of receiving an additional 90k in wages from my employer in tax year 2023
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Posted by izzyjay8
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In this case, get your wage and income transcripts. Check to see if there is anything amiss. While you’re at it, check other years too.
You don’t need to get a CPA for the dispute/appeals, but you certainly can go get one for peace of mind.
This could be due to a mistake on your employer screwing up your SSN (like inputting your SSN for another employee’s wages), screwing up the year (reporting your 2024 wages as 2023’s), another company screwing up their employee’s SSN (that other person is one or two digits off yours or has transposed digits), or… it could be what you feared and someone is using your information.
The transcripts will give clarity what happened and will dictate your next actions.
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Oh get your return transcripts too, just in case.
In addition to the other comments, I recommend that you check your Social Security earnings statement, too.
Respond to the CP2000 with copies of the letter regarding the payroll error. This is fairly common and the AUR department sees this often. The copy of the letter should resolve the notice for no tax due.