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Got a letter from the IRS Yesterday
Posted on 8/15/20 at 12:44 pm
Posted on 8/15/20 at 12:44 pm
Saying I didn’t pay my taxes. I went to the bank and the check was cashed (a bunch of numbers and the first 4 letters of my last name are on the back). I went to IRS.gov and it was no help. I called the IRS and they said they were not taking anymore calls that day.
I will try to call again Monday. Anyone else had this issue and how did you resolve it? They got my return because they know what I owed and are already trying to charge me a late fee
I will try to call again Monday. Anyone else had this issue and how did you resolve it? They got my return because they know what I owed and are already trying to charge me a late fee
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Posted on 8/15/20 at 12:47 pm to Kirby59
It'll be a pain in the arse to get them to correct it for sure, but you'll be fine. Just get someone on the phone on Monday
Posted on 8/15/20 at 12:58 pm to Kirby59
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I called the IRS and they said they were not taking anymore calls that day.
I love that. Posted on 8/15/20 at 2:11 pm to Kirby59
Are you sure the IRS cashed it and that it wasn’t cashed by a scammer? You might check with your bank to make sure that it actually went to the IRS. The bank should be able to verify if they handle payroll tax deposits if they handle them.
Posted on 8/15/20 at 2:59 pm to Kirby59
Not the same problem, but we got a letter a couple of years ago saying we owed over $35,000 in back taxes, penalties. Somehow a 1099 for $680 was entered by the IRS as $68,000. I wrote a letter with copies of documentation attached. It took a while, but they cleared it up and acknowledged we didn’t owe the money. Was not fun to open that initial letter from them.
Posted on 8/15/20 at 4:30 pm to TigerAlum1982
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Somehow a 1099 for $680 was entered by the IRS as $68,000.
Same thing happened to me the one year I filed by mail. Some mongotard fat fingered a number. Always filed electronically after that.
Posted on 8/15/20 at 4:44 pm to FinleyStreet
I got audited over mortgage interest that they already had copies of
Wasted 3 hrs of my life getting interrogated to show them the documents they already had on file
Wasted 3 hrs of my life getting interrogated to show them the documents they already had on file
Posted on 8/15/20 at 5:26 pm to Kirby59
Kirby59 I did as well. The company that does my filings said the IRS is incredibly backed up due to COVID. Spoke with a rep on the phone who said to mail in signed papers copy. Company said they already did that. Basically said just to be patient and wait. 
Posted on 8/15/20 at 8:42 pm to keeper007
When you say mail in “signed paper copies,” do you mean the check only or the filings also. I filed electronically and it was accepted and they had the amount correct. Thx for the help
Posted on 8/15/20 at 8:50 pm to Kirby59
Get copy of front and back side of cleared check and send back with letter. Someone else got credit for it and they need to see the back of check to see where it got posted. Happens more than u know.
Posted on 8/15/20 at 9:39 pm to Kirby59
I got a letter from a collection agency claiming I didn’t pay 2018 Louisiana taxes. It is a bit odd since they cashed my check. Also strange that the first time they reached out was through a third party collection agency.
Posted on 8/15/20 at 10:33 pm to Kirby59
Bunches of these letters went out last week and they are all BS. Big problem.
This is the result of agencies having incompetent employees, faulty and old technology, and a lack of funding.
This is the result of agencies having incompetent employees, faulty and old technology, and a lack of funding.
Posted on 8/16/20 at 9:14 am to Kirby59
This is why you pay a CPA
Posted on 8/16/20 at 10:46 am to Kirby59
You do realize you can set up an online IRS account today and view the last 4 years transcripts and ROAs right?
No need to call just yet. If its a clerical error and the payments ARE in the transcript then call. If the payments are not shown then you need to start with the bank, not IRS.
No need to call just yet. If its a clerical error and the payments ARE in the transcript then call. If the payments are not shown then you need to start with the bank, not IRS.
Posted on 8/16/20 at 12:06 pm to Kirby59
A few of our clients received these this week, the IRS cashed the check but I assume it was applied to someone else.
Posted on 8/16/20 at 8:10 pm to TigerAlumni2010
Now imagine this level of ineptitude trying to manage an election with mail in ballots
Posted on 8/17/20 at 10:04 am to jimjackandjose
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Now imagine this level of ineptitude trying to manage an election with mail in ballots
Well thankfully, the IRS doesn't count ballots. Neither, of course, does any federal agency.
Posted on 8/17/20 at 11:23 am to Kirby59
Good luck..try getting a tax advocate in the state which you reside in..file an appeal.
Posted on 8/17/20 at 12:30 pm to The Torch
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This is why you pay a CPA
Yes and no. I have a CPA and still have these issues and they help with some but I still have to usually get involved.
OP, I've had an underpayment before that I received in say October. I mailed the check by Nov 1, then in December I got another letter saying I have the same underpayment with additional interest. I called the IRS and they said my I no longer had a balance.
As said, its likely an error and easy to clear.
Posted on 8/17/20 at 2:45 pm to baldona
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Yes and no. I have a CPA and still have these issues and they help with some but I still have to usually get involved.
I have a CPA and have to go through mine carefully pre-filing which takes a good bit of time. 2019 I caught a $19k+ Fed taxable interest omission but state filing would have been correct, although that was the first time something like that happened in 10 years of him doing my taxes. Also received an IRS letter in 2016 in which they incorrectly categorized a RE transaction and it took 3 months to fix as their reading comprehension was awful. At the end of the day, he will represent me for free dealing with the IRS so it's worth paying him.
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