Confusing letter from the IRS re: forms 1040x & 8891

[Quimby]

Nelson,

I received a letter from the IRS in late April and I could not be more confused by it. Here’s the background:

I'm a dual citizen who has been living in Canada my entire life. I've been contributing to an RRSP account since 2005 and become aware of the filing requirements around registered plans in June 2009. I included this account in my 2008 TD F 90-22.1 filing in June 2009. I then backfiled four pairs of form 8891 and 1040x (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008), mailed in one envelope to the IRS in Austin in early February 2010.

I have now received a letter from the IRS in Philedelphia that includes the following three items:

1. A photocopy of my 2005 Form 1040-X stamped “REC’D ACCOUNTS MANAGEMENT AUSTIN ICT FEB 2010â€￾

2. A photocopy of my 2005 Form 8891

3. A photocopy of the courier envelope / tracking info with the handwritten words “Best copyâ€￾

Is this simply a confirmation receipt, or is there likely to be a missing cover letter? I’ve never before received confirmation of anything from the IRS. Is it perhaps intended to indicate that my files were not destroyed in the Feb 18 Austin plane crash?

Any insight would be appreciated.

Thanks again for your help,

Quimby

[Quimby]

Should I take this to mean that no action is required?

Thanks,

Quimby

[cfn2007]

I'm no expert but I would take it to mean that no action is required. They obviously got it and you now have proof.