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Dear Valued Treasury Partner:
I am writing to provide an update regarding the 27,000 Notice of Adjustment letters that were issued in error in April. Our teams undertook immediate corrective action to resolve the matter and implement process improvements to prevent similar errors in the future.
To date, approximately 8,700 corrected letters have been issued. But to reduce confusion, we have adopted a more streamlined communication format. Taxpayers (the remaining 18,300) are now receiving a revised correction letter acknowledging the error, and those with an outstanding balance will receive an accompanying page reflecting their current amount due in a letter of inquiry titled “Reminder of Tax Due.” Some of the letters may display dates in the past because the underlying account adjustments were completed last month; these notices were intentionally held while we confirmed accuracy across the entire population of affected taxpayers.
This large-scale mailing effort will take several days to complete, as we work closely with our printing and mail services teams. Those seeking immediate account information or correspondence history can obtain real-time information through Michigan Treasury eServices at Michigan.gov/mitreasuryeservices.
An additional cohort of taxpayers received a refund check for their Form 2210 penalty. Here is how Treasury will proceed with those checks:
- Uncashed checks that are returned will be canceled and the account corrected.
- If a check has been cashed and repayment is submitted, those funds will be applied to restore the correct balance.
- Taxpayers who cashed the check and took no further action will receive a reminder notice (letter of inquiry), followed by an intent to assess if the balance remains unpaid.
We appreciate your continued partnership and understanding as we resolve this matter. We take this issue seriously, have incorporated lessons learned, and sincerely apologize for any hardship or confusion this situation may have caused.
Sincerely,
Kavita Kale, Deputy State Treasurer
Revenue Services
Michigan Department of Treasury
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