Received Empty Envelope from Michigan Treasury Department Marked "IMPORTANT: TAX DOCUMENT ENCLOSED" - Should I Be Concerned?
Just got a letter from the Michigan Department of Treasury in my mailbox today and when I opened it there was nothing inside! The envelope has my address and everything but its completely empty. I can see from the USPS Informed Delivery dashboard that it was expected today (January 21) and it says "IMPORTANT: TAX DOCUMENT ENCLOSED" right on the envelope. It's from the Michigan Department of Treasury, PO Box 30757, Lansing, MI 48909, with Presorted First-Class Mail postage paid by Michigan Dept. of Treasury. The dashboard shows I had 10 mailpieces and 21 packages coming today, but this tax document was the one I was most concerned about. Has this happened to anyone else? Getting kinda worried since I'm still waiting on my refund from last years return. Should I contact the Michigan Treasury Department? Do they usually send empty envelopes or could this be some kind of mistake? The envelope clearly stated "IMPORTANT: TAX DOCUMENT ENCLOSED" so I'm confused and concerned about what might be missing.
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Zainab Ibrahim
Tax professional here - this is actually more common than you'd think. It's usually a printing error at the IRS facility. Call the IRS at 1-800-829-1040 to request a copy of whatever letter was supposed to be sent. Make sure to have your tax info ready when you call.
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Miguel Castro
Authoromg thank you! ive been freaking out all day about this ðŸ˜
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Connor O'Neill
good luck getting through on that number lol ive been trying for weeks 🤡
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Yara Khalil
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Yara Khalil
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Keisha Brown
Same thing happened to me last month! Turned out it was supposed to be a notice about verifying my identity
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Paolo Esposito
bruh the IRS cant even mail letters right anymore smh
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Amina Toure
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Oliver Weber
Check your transcript online if you can. Sometimes these empty letters are sent right before they release your refund!
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Miguel Castro
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FireflyDreams
in the same boat rn...system is so broken
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Natalie Chen
This happened to me twice last year! Both times it was a processing error at their mail facility. I called the Michigan Treasury Department directly (since this was from them, not the IRS) and they were actually pretty helpful. They resent the document within a week. Don't panic - it's usually just a clerical error, but definitely follow up to make sure you don't miss any important deadlines!
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