thanks for informing us vs thanks for letting us know

"Thanks for informing us" sounds more formal than "thanks for letting us know." Both sentences are correct.

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Last updated: December 10, 2017

thanks for informing us

This phrase is correct.

This is a professional-sounding way to express gratitude for information.

Some examples from our editors:

Thanks for informing us of your impending merger.
We were unaware that you had not yet received our files; thanks for informing us.

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Thank you for informing us of that, Mr Stoyanov.
Thank you for informing us about this.
Dear Mr. Francis Gremp, thank you for informing us
Thank you for informing us... about your historical victory over Oklahoma City.
Madam President, firstly, I would like to thank Commissioner Kinnock for informing us of the action that is to be taken and of the debate due to take place in February.
Thank you, Mr Tajani, and thank you also for informing us of this.
Thank you for informing him about the encrypted laptop and cellphone that have gone missing.
Finally, I would thank Mrs Kinnock for informing me about the work of the meeting of ACP Trade Ministers which took place in Brussels this week.
Mr Staes, thank you for informing me that you received the documents last night. I can only ask Mr Caudron to check his mail.
Needless to say, we should like to thank Commissioner Liikanen for informing this House about the technical aspects of the worldwide interception of communications on behalf of the Commission.
I would like to thank President Buzek for his contribution on this at the European Council and for informing us of Parliament's willingness to proceed quickly in considering this matter.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank Ms Jäätteenmäki once again for working in an open and constructive way with us, and for informing us on her work.
Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I would first like to thank the Commission for bringing this paper to Parliament so speedily and for informing us about its strategic intentions in such detail.
There are numerous other studies informing us that young girls and boys are offered voluntarily or pimped by their own parents.
Lobbyists often perform the useful task of informing us.
The hu-mans stabilized it temporarily, and were kind enough to send a probe through informing us of your... impressive operation.
That'saIl. [Woman On TV] Police Detective HoIlis Mackie... informing us that thishorrible game ofcat andmouse wiIlcontinue today.
We have received numerous letters informing us of serious human rights violations committed by the Moroccan authorities in Western Sahara.
This was followed by a statement from the Council informing us that we do not have any responsibility whatsoever to discharge the EDF.
If I understood right, you were just thanking me for my reply and informing us that you would remain attentive to the situation in Belarus.

Some alternatives from our editors:

thank you for informing us
thanks for letting us know

thanks for letting us know

This phrase is correct.

This phrase is a nice way to thank someone for having given you some information.