CP14· Collection / payment due
CP14 — Balance due (first IRS bill)
- Category
- Collection
- Urgency
- Date on notice
- Response window
- see notice
- Key form
- Form 9465
Respond by the date printed on your individual notice.
Why the IRS sent this
The IRS records show a balance due on your account after your return was processed.
Response window
The IRS detail page for CP14 does not state a fixed day count. The response-by date is printed on your individual notice — read the date at the top-right corner.
What to do
Required action
Pay the amount shown by the due date printed on your notice, request an installment agreement if you cannot pay in full, or contact the IRS at the toll-free number on the notice if disputing the balance.
Key form: Form 9465 — verify the current revision on irs.gov/forms-pubs before filing.
Appeal path
Informal — call the IRS
Call the IRS at the toll-free number on the notice. The Taxpayer Advocate Service can help if a normal channel cannot resolve the issue.
Notes from the primary source
The response-by date is printed on the individual notice — not on the IRS detail page.
Go deeper
Educational pillars for this notice
Calm-corrective
Only the IRS can resolve your notice
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Related notices
Likely next or sibling codes
- CP501First reminder that a balance is still owed after a previous balance-due notice went unanswered.
- CP503Second reminder that a balance is still owed and prior notices have gone unanswered.
- CP504Notice of intent to levy: if the balance is not paid immediately, the IRS may seize state tax…
- LT11Final Notice of Intent to Levy and notification of your right to a Collection Due Process (CDP)…
- CP521Reminder that an installment-agreement payment is due.
Source
Verified against the official IRS detail page on irs.gov/individuals/understanding-your-cp14-notice. Always re-verify against the IRS page before acting.