You have unfiled tax years
You're missing one or more years of tax filings. You may have filed some years but not others, or you haven't filed at all for several years.
What happens with unfiled years
The IRS is tracking it
Even unfiled years appear on your account. The IRS generates assessments, penalties, and interest automatically.
Penalties and interest keep accruing
Failure-to-file penalties, failure-to-pay penalties, and interest compound until the years are resolved.
Your options depend on account status
Whether you file the years, request abatement of penalties, or work out a resolution depends on what's actually on your account.
You need to know exactly what the IRS has on record for those years.
The penalty and interest amounts, status of any filed returns, and what remains outstanding.
What a compliance review does
A compliance review uses IRS records to document:
- •Which years the IRS shows as unfiled
- •What assessments and penalties exist for each year
- •Current penalty and interest amounts
- •What filings or actions would change your account status
You'll have verified information about each unfiled year.
This tells you what the resolution path looks like and what gets resolved by taking specific actions.