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IRS Notice 972CG Penalty Response Tool

Upload your 972CG CD/DVD extract (pipe-delimited B-records) or paste the data below. We'll calculate your response deadlines, flag payees requiring W-9 solicitation, generate a solicitation letter, and draft an abatement summary — all based on IRS Publication 1586 reasonable cause rules.

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Notice 972CG Details

The 45-day response window begins from the notice date printed on the 972CG, not the date you received it. Act promptly — missing the deadline results in automatic assessment of the full proposed penalty.

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972CG Payee Data (B-Records)

Drop your 972CG extract file here

Pipe-delimited .txt from IRS CD/DVD · or paste below

The IRS sends B-record data on encrypted CD/DVD for payers with 250+ incorrect TINs. Use Form 10301 and call 866-455-7438 for the encryption code. Field order: TIN | BWH_STATUS (1=Missing, 2=Not Issued, 3=Incorrect) | TCC | DOC_TYPE | ACCOUNT | NAME1 | NAME2 | ADDRESS | CITY | STATE | ZIP | TIN_IND (1=EIN, 2=SSN, 0=None)

Automate every step from W-9 outreach to abatement filing

TIN Comply handles the full 972CG response workflow — automated W-9 solicitations with timestamped delivery logs, pre-built reasonable cause packages, IRS TIN re-validation, and backup withholding triggers — so your team isn't piecing it together manually under deadline pressure.