Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service
Form 12203 
(March 2020)             Request for Appeals Review
Complete the information in the spaces below, including your signature and the date.
Taxpayer name(s)                                                                    Taxpayer Identification Number(s)

Mailing address                                                                     Tax form number

City                                                                                Tax period(s) ended

State                    ZIP Code

Your telephone number(s)                                                            Best time to call

Identify the item(s) (for example: filing status, exemptions, interest or dividends) you disagree with in the proposed change or assessment 
report you received with the enclosed letter. Tell us why you disagree. You can add more pages if this is not enough space.
Disagreed item           Reason why you disagree

Disagreed item           Reason why you disagree

Disagreed item           Reason why you disagree

Disagreed item           Reason why you disagree

Name of Taxpayer                                Signature                                              Date

Name of Taxpayer                                Signature                                              Date

Name and signature of authorized representative (If a representative is signing this form, please attach a copy of your completed 
Form 2848,Power of Attorney and Declaration of Representative.)
Name                                            Signature                                              Date

Your telephone number                           Best time to call

Catalog Number 27136N                           www.irs.gov                                            Form 12203 (Rev. 3-2020)

Purpose of this form: You can use this form to request a review in the Internal Revenue Service Independent Office of Appeals when 
you receive Internal Revenue Service (IRS) proposed adjustments or other changes of $25,000 or less to a tax year questioned in the 
IRS letter you received with this form.
When you take no action and your case involves income taxes, we will send you a formal Notice of Deficiency and bill for the amount 
you owe. The Notice of Deficiency allows you to go to the Tax Court and tells you the procedure to follow.
When you don't agree with the IRS proposed adjustments or changes and you have submitted all supporting 
information, explanations, or documents, you may:
(1) discuss the IRS findings with the person identified (or their supervisor) in the heading on the IRS letter that provided you this 
        information; and if you can't reach agreement,
(2) appeal your case by requesting an Appeals Review.
If you want to request an Appeals Review, complete this form and return it in the envelope provided to the address in the heading of 
the IRS letter.
The IRS Independent Office of Appeals is independent of the IRS office proposing the action you disagree with. Appeals conferences 
are conducted in an informal manner. Most differences are settled in these conferences without expensive and time consuming court 
trials. Appeals will independently consider the reason(s) you disagree, except for moral, religious, political, constitutional, conscientious 
objection, or similar grounds.
You can represent yourself in Appeals. If you want to be represented by another person, the person you choose must be an 
attorney, a certified public accountant, or an enrolled agent authorized to practice before the IRS. If you plan to have your 
representative talk to us without you, we need a signed copy of a completed power of attorney (Form 2848, Power of Attorney and 
Declaration of Representative).
If you don't reach an agreement in Appeals, the Appeals office will send you a Notice of Deficiency. After you receive the Notice of 
Deficiency, you may take your case to the United States Tax Court before paying the amount due as shown on the Notice of Deficiency. 
If you want to proceed in the United States Court of Federal Claims or your United States District Court, see Publication 5, Your Appeal 
Rights and How to Prepare a Protest if You Disagree, for more information.
You can get more information about your appeal rights by visiting the IRS Internet Web Site at http://www.irs.gov or the Appeals Web 
Site at http://www.irs.gov/appeals. You also can order blank tax forms, schedules, instructions and publications by calling toll-free 
1-800-829-3676. Once you've placed your order, allow two weeks for delivery. For IRS Tax Fax Services, call (703) 487-4160 (not a toll-
free number).

                                                 PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT
Under the Privacy Act of 1974, we must tell you that our legal right to ask for information is Internal Revenue Code Sections 6001, 6011, 6012(a) and 
their regulations. They say that you must furnish us with records or statements for any tax for which you are liable, including the withholding of taxes by 
your employer. We ask for information to carry out the Internal Revenue laws of the United States, and you are required to give us this information. We 
may give the 
information to the Department of Justice for civil and criminal litigation, other federal agencies, states, cities, and the District of Columbia for use in 
administering their tax laws. If you don't provide this information, or provide fraudulent information, the law provides that you may be charged penalties 
and, in certain cases, you 
may be subject to criminal prosecution. We may also have to disallow the exemptions, exclusions, credits, deductions, or adjustments shown on the tax 
return. This could make your tax higher or delay any refund. Interest may also be charged.

Catalog Number 27136N                                   www.irs.gov                                       Form 12203 (Rev. 3-2020)