CP22A· Collection / payment due
CP22A — Account adjustment with new balance due
- 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
Account adjustment (often a taxpayer-requested amendment or IRS reclassification) that resulted in additional tax owed.
Response window
The IRS detail page for CP22A 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 balance by the date on the notice, set up a payment plan, or contact the IRS if disagreeing with the change.
Key form: Form 9465 — verify the current revision on irs.gov/forms-pubs before filing.
Appeal path
Informal — call the IRS
Informal — call the IRS at the number on the notice. Taxpayer Advocate Service for unresolved issues.
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
- CP2000Automated underreporter (AUR) notice proposing changes to a tax return based on a mismatch…
- CP11The IRS corrected one or more math or processing errors on your return, and the change resulted…
- CP23The IRS adjusted your return because estimated-tax payments reported on the return did not match…
- CP14First IRS bill telling you a balance is owed for a specific tax year. The notice states the…
- 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.
Source
Verified against the official IRS detail page on irs.gov/individuals/understanding-your-cp22a-notice. Always re-verify against the IRS page before acting.