CP14. CP2000. CP504. LT11. Every IRS letter carries a code that tells you exactly how serious it is — and how long you have. The Notice Decoder translates the six letters Maryland taxpayers actually receive, one page each, in plain English.
Your copy is headed to your inbox — or grab it right now:
Download the Decoder (PDF)Urgent letter? Skip the reading: 240-929-1040
Find the code on your letter — top or bottom corner — and go straight to that page. Each one gives you the same four things:
Plain-English translation — no IRS jargon, no scare tactics, no “pennies on the dollar” pitch.
Every letter starts a clock. Most are about money. Two are about rights — and those don't come back.
The exact escalation path, letter by letter, so nothing that comes next is a surprise.
When it's a fix you can do yourself for free — and when representation genuinely pays for itself.
McFadden Accounting works IRS and Maryland Comptroller cases side by side from 8 Market Place in downtown Baltimore. Tax resolution is led by Genese Rogers, CPA.