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The Internal Revenue Service cautioned electronic return originators Monday about a new identity theft scheme aimed at holders of Electronic Filing Identification Numbers from fraudsters posing as IRS contractors. The IRS said the fraudsters suggest they are contacting the EROs to verify or check on their EFIN acceptance letter. The scammers may then ask the ERO to email them a copy of the EFIN acceptance letter and provide a phone number to call for questions. “As with all scams, this one can evolve and the elements may change,” said the IRS in an email to tax professionals. “EROs should remain vigilant and take steps to protect their identities and taxpayer data.” https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/irs-warns-of-new-scam-targeting-e-filers

If they sent back your paper amendment, then send them the entire amended return -- as you did before plus with the formerly missing form -- making sure everything is included this time, and signed, etc. With their cover. Send everything.

I would write across the top in red ink, "Resubmitted With Requested Forms"

For the good news, one of our kids, in the health care field, will get a vaccine this month. He has been living in a self imposed bubble, as he sees and deals with the death, and cannot bear the thought of bringing the virus to anyone outside the hospital. I doubt he will pop his bubble, as he reminds us the vaccine has not been tested to see if it stops the recipient from spreading. Many in the health care field are doing the same as he is. What they are doing for the rest of us reminds me there is good in the world, even if we do not see it among the bad. Yesterday, for instance, they had 200 staff out sick. They have had over 200 staff test positive. And this is in a major facility with the top safety protocols... Remember, all the available bed count numbers have nothing to do with space available, it has everything to do with the number of staff who can strap up that shift. As odd as it is to say, if those working at the IRS have to slow things down, so be it. They have families too. It is our responsibility to handle our "business". If we get in a position of balance due, or balance owed, it was our own fault, and we should not complain at the consequences.

Receiving an IRS bill to pay does not mean the account year is in collections. When the client receives a CP504, Notice of Intent to Levy, that is a yellow warning light. The next letter will be an LT11, FINAL Notice of intent to Levy. There are 30 days to respond to this one before the IRS CAN levy/garnish wages, or bank accounts. The designations CP504 and LT11 are found in the upper right corner of the letter. The time gap between these is anywhere from 6 weeks to several months. BTW, sometimes the IRS sends out a CP501, a CP503 and then the 504. If it were my client, I would just tell them to wait as the whole thing might be resolved before the Final Notice comes out.

"The IRS recommended that any electronic return originators who hear from individuals posing as the IRS should contact the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration at www.tigta.gov to file a complaint. In addition, EROs who have been contacted by the scammers and were tricked into disclosing their acceptance letter should contact the IRS’s e-Services help desk immediatel"

Now that the IRS has outsourced to a third party collections agency, today was the first time I have ever seen a letter from one of the companies, but it's kind of weird since the TP is on a payment plan

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released the very-probably-unless-Congress-does-something-soon final version of Form 1040, U.S. Individual Income Tax Return for 2020 (downloads as a PDF). There are several notable changes to the form proposed for the tax year 2020 - the tax return that you'll file in 2021. https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2020/12/11/irs-releases-form-1040-for-2020-spoiler-alert-still-not-a-postcard/?ss=taxes&sh=79f70131366b

I agree 100%, TP has been inform to contact the IRS and the collections company.

In that case be aware that this might be a scam!

Let's not get off track by delving into the whys and wherefores or by choosing up sides here because we aren't going to go there. We're all trying our best to get the work done and keep our clients happy while the IRS and every other business sorts out how best to continue operating under extenuating circumstances.

Looks to me like they're looking for someone to toss under the bus when (in their mind) the feds come after them. They don't believe what you tell them, and are planning to blame you. And you're thinking of giving them information to aid those plans, why?

The IRS still has 3 million pieces of unopened mail plus 1 million unprocessed paper filed tax returns.