Notice code 229 (Default) — We changed the amount of alternative minimum tax on page 2 of your tax return. There was an error in…

We changed the amount of alternative minimum tax on page 2 of your tax return. There was an error in the computation of Form 6251, Alternative Minimum Tax-Individuals, because of the attached Form 8844, Empowerment Zone and Renewal Community Employment Credit.

Book free strategy session

What this notice is saying

Use the free strategy session if the letter is unclear, high dollar, or collection language appears.

Read the deadline

Response or collection dates on the letter matter more than internet scare stories.

Match the facts

Compare the notice to your return, books, and third-party forms before you reply.

Pick a path

Pay, installment, relief, CNC, or hearing rights — fit-checked to your cash and liability.

Keep books honest

Resolution fails when the ledger cannot defend the story. We align numbers with the plan.

Talk it through free

What to do next

Practical steps before fear takes the wheel. Bound from irs_notice.what_to_do.

Immediate steps

Resolves at publish from the catalog row.

What the IRS language says

We changed the amount of alternative minimum tax on page 2 of your tax return. There was an error in the computation of Form 6251, Alternative Minimum Tax-Individuals, because of the attached Form 8844, Empowerment Zone and Renewal Community Employment Credit.