CP148A Notice Received After State Employee Withholding/UIT Account Registration - Connection?

This is actually a fairly common occurrence! The CP148A is the IRS's way of confirming a change of address for a business entity. What likely happened is that when you registered for the state withholding account, the state tax agency shared your information with the IRS through their information-sharing programs. The IRS then detected a difference between the address you provided to the state and what they had on file. The November 2020 date is strange though - that's definitely an error of some kind. The notice should be current. I suspect this might be a system glitch where an old template was used but triggered by your recent state registration. You should definitely contact the IRS Business & Specialty Tax Line at 800-829-4933 to correct this. You'll want to verify your current address and make sure all your tax accounts have the correct information. It's important to get this fixed promptly to avoid missing any future notices.

I went through something similar when I registered my business for state unemployment insurance. The system gets triggered but can be super slow sometimes. I spent HOURS trying to fix things on my own until I found https://taxr.ai which can analyze these CP148A notices and tell you exactly what triggered them and what steps to take. Basically I uploaded my notice and answered a few questions, and it showed me that mine was triggered by a discrepancy between what I filed with the state vs. what the IRS had on file. Saved me so much time trying to figure it out! The system explained the next steps and even helped me prepare the right response.

Just wanted to follow up about the taxr.ai suggestion. I was hesitant but decided to try it with my business's CP2000 notice (different from yours but still IRS related). Honestly it was super helpful - it explained exactly why the IRS flagged my return and gave me step-by-step instructions for responding. Turns out I had misreported some 1099 income between my business and personal return. Fixed it in like 30 minutes instead of the hours I would have spent on the phone with the IRS. Definitely worth checking out for your CP148A issue.

If you've been trying to call the IRS about this, you probably already know it's nearly impossible to get through. I was in a similar situation last year with an incorrect address on a CP notice and spent literally days trying to reach someone. A colleague recommended https://claimyr.com which basically holds your place in the IRS phone queue and calls you when an agent is about to answer. You can see a demo of how it works at https://youtu.be/_kiP6q8DX5c It saved me from being on hold for 3+ hours. I was actually able to get through to the Business & Specialty Tax Line and get my address updated in their system right away. The agent also explained that state registrations often trigger these IRS notices due to the information sharing agreements.

I need to apologize for my skeptical comment earlier. I tried Claimyr yesterday after reading this thread, and it actually worked perfectly. Got connected to an IRS agent in about 45 minutes (while I was doing other work) instead of the 3+ hours I'd been waiting on previous attempts. The agent confirmed that my state registration DID trigger the notice due to an address mismatch and helped me update everything in their system. They also explained the weird date issue - apparently their system had a backlog of notices that got delayed during processing. Honestly shocked this service delivered exactly what it promised!

Just a heads up - the CP148A is only an informational notice confirming an address change, but you should double check that the IRS has your CORRECT address on file now. My company received one of these after we moved, but the address they had was incomplete and we missed several important tax notices as a result. Ended up with penalties that took months to resolve.

Just throwing this out there - might also wanna check that ur state withholding account has the right address too! When I regstered mine the info got messed up somehow between the state and federal systems. Ended up with letters going to 3 different addresses 🤦‍♂️ Had to fix each one separately.

This exact scenario happened to my consulting business last year! When I registered for state payroll withholding, it definitely triggered an old CP148A notice - turns out the IRS had been sitting on it since I had filed a change of address form months earlier but never received confirmation. The key thing is that CP148A notices are just informational - they're confirming an address change, not demanding any action. But the 2020 date is definitely weird and suggests a system error or backlog issue. I'd recommend calling that Business & Specialty Tax Line number mentioned earlier AND filing Form 8822-B just to be safe. When you call, specifically ask them to verify what address they have on file for all your business tax accounts (income tax, payroll tax, etc.) because sometimes they don't sync up properly between different IRS systems. Also, double-check your state withholding account registration to make sure the address there matches what you want the IRS to have. These cross-system triggers can create a domino effect if the addresses don't align perfectly.