A tax compliance report (Letter 6201) shows whether you have filed tax returns and paid taxes on time. Employers, federal agencies, banks and other authorities sometimes request a tax check to see if you’ve met all your tax obligations.
Find out how to get one and what the report shows.
You can download a copy of your tax compliance report from your individual online account.
If you have resident alien status and are leaving the U.S., see how to get a tax clearance document.
If someone requests a tax compliance check, it’s better to give them a tax compliance report than a transcript.
The report doesn’t show your income, dependents or filing status.
Here’s what it shows.
Summarizes your compliance status as: compliant, non-compliant or compliance issue.
You’ve met all your tax obligations. You filed all returns and paid all taxes on time. You don’t have any overdue tax return or unpaid tax debt.
You have an overdue tax return or unpaid tax debt. The data is current as of the date of the report. If you recently submitted a return or payment, it takes 7 to 10 days to post to your account.
You have one or more of these issues:
Lists your tax filing history. If you’re a sole proprietor required to file excise or employment tax returns, it shows any delinquent business tax returns. It doesn’t show corporate or partnership tax information.
Lists any federal taxes owed or says no taxes are due.
Lists any of these that apply to you:
Business tax compliance is reported on Letter 6575. The only exception is for sole proprietorships, which are reported with personal tax compliance on Letter 6201. You can download a copy of your business tax compliance report from your business tax account.
The business tax report uses the same statuses (compliant, non-compliant, compliance issue) to show whether your business has filed returns, made federal tax deposits and paid all taxes as required.
The tax certificate for award use (Letter 6575) shows whether your business has a seriously delinquent tax debt as defined by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2019. A business may download the letter if needed for federal contracting purposes.