Is there anybody who knows how to request a CP542 or CP545 release of Backup Withholding for the “C” program?

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  Robert James
  

  20+ years of experience in IRS matters .
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  Robert James
  

  20+ years of experience in IRS matters .
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  Robert James
  

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  Robert James
  

  20+ years of experience in IRS matters .
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  Robert James
  

  20+ years of experience in IRS matters .
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  Robert James
  

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  Robert James
  

  20+ years of experience in IRS matters .
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  Robert James
  

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  Robert James
  

  20+ years of experience in IRS matters .
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  Robert James
  

  20+ years of experience in IRS matters .
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  Robert James
  

  20+ years of experience in IRS matters .
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  Robert James
  

  20+ years of experience in IRS matters .
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