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Business Filer Notices - Math Error Explanations for CP 268 - Forms 900-PF, 4720, and 5227 Filers

The table below contains a list of all Math Error explanations that may print on a CP 268 notice related to Forms 900-PF, 4720, and 5227.  To find the ones that printed on a particular CP 268, look on the tear-off stub to find out which codes were assigned, then look up each code on the table below.

Code Description
01 We found an error in the computation of the tax due or overpayment amount.
02 We found an error in the computation of your total income.
04 We found an error in the computation of your total investment income.
05 We found an error in the computation of your total tax.
24 We found an error in the computation of your lobbying Expenditures tax.
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