Notice code 296

Notice code 296 (Default) — We changed the amount claimed as other payments on page 2 of your tax return because there was an er…

We changed the amount claimed as other payments on page 2 of your tax return because there was an error on Form 4136, Credit for Federal Tax Paid on Fuels. The error was in the: - computation of the credit on Form 4136, and/or - transfer of that amount to page 2 of your tax return.

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We changed the amount claimed as other payments on page 2 of your tax return because there was an error on Form 4136, Credit for Federal Tax Paid on Fuels. The error was in the: - computation of the credit on Form 4136, and/or - transfer of that amount to page 2 of your tax return.