The amendments apply to notices sent more than 12 months after enactment
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require additional information on math and clerical error notices, section 2, Sec. 2.
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The amendments apply to notices sent more than 12 months after enactment
The document says “shall apply”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“The amendments made by this section shall apply to notices sent after the date which is 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.”
The whole of subsection (c). It sets when the amendments made by section 2 begin to apply, keyed to the date the notice is sent rather than to the return or the tax year. The Act was approved November 25, 2025.
What the document actually says
“The amendments made by this section shall apply to notices sent after the date which is 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.”
That sentence, in plain words
These changes start later. They cover letters sent more than a year after the law was signed.
What this is about
The clock starts the day the law was signed. The change begins 12 months after that day.
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Internal Revenue Service Math and Taxpayer Help Act, Public Law 119-39, sec. 2, 139 Stat. 659 (2025). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ39/html/PLAW-119publ39.htm
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“The amendments apply to notices sent more than 12 months after enactment,” Internal Revenue Service Math and Taxpayer Help Act, section 2, Sec. 2. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/internal-revenue-service-math-taxpayer-help-act/proposal/sec02-effective-date/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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