Balance due & the collection ladder
The second-to-last reminder before levy language starts. Same balance as CP14 and CP501 — the IRS is done asking politely.
Don't sit on it
The second-to-last reminder before levy language starts. Same balance as CP14 and CP501 — the IRS is done asking politely.
Why you got it: Two earlier bills produced no payment, no plan, and no call.
Still not the final levy notice, and it gives you no hearing rights by itself. But CP504 (intent to levy) is the next rung, and after that comes the notice that does carry hearing rights.
Your first move: Treat this week as the deadline: pay, get a payment plan in place, or call and be able to prove you called.
Every clock runs from this date — not from the day the letter reached you.
Even a partial payment shrinks the balance penalties and interest feed on.
The single most effective move at this rung — an approved plan pauses enforced collection.
If the balance is wrong or already paid, call with proof and note the date, time, and who you spoke with.
Pay online or with the voucher; disputes go to the phone number printed on the notice.
Verify in your IRS online account. Anyone calling you about a CP503 and demanding immediate payment by gift card is not the IRS.
CP504 follows — the notice of intent to levy your state tax refund — and the account moves toward enforced collection: lien filing, then a final notice, then levy of wages and bank accounts.
Where this sits on the ladder: CP504 → LT11 →
One payment. No subscription. Yours to keep — every notice, every letter, every script.