IRS - haha

[teatimefor2]

Some of you might recall, we owed the IRS a nice chunk of change - more than $10k.

Everything we have sent them, we've received a letter saying, they have received it and will respond in about six weeks.

I mailed the check in last Thursday and it's already been cash! I guess they move quickly for some things!

So glad to be done with that! I better get a refund this year!

[UnderProtest]

Yes, the IRS is amazingly quick at some things. I hope you have a better tax situation this year!

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LOL. I've been fighting the IRS (with our accountant) over something that was filed wrong and their fault in the first place. For the past 8 months. I have sent the same form 6 times.

We now keep getting letters saying they're coming to put a lien on our property even though we owe no money and they admit it.

It's all just hilarious at this point.

Yay for a refund though.

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Jan 28, 2015 10:53:30 GMT -5 operagirl said:

I remember that. Happy to hear you got a refund this year.

IRS processes checks immediately and separate from any correspondence that requires review. When I worked there, payments had to be coded and deposited or mailed overnight each day to maximize interest for the government.

Well in this case it is processed immediately not to maximize interest for the government but to stop the interest from accruing on the taxpayer's balance.

[mrsfarmer]

Jan 28, 2015 11:51:17 GMT -5 @justdairy said:

LOL. I've been fighting the IRS (with our accountant) over something that was filed wrong and their fault in the first place. For the past 8 months. I have sent the same form 6 times.

We now keep getting letters saying they're coming to put a lien on our property even though we owe no money and they admit it.

It's all just hilarious at this point.

Yay for a refund though.

Have you looked into the Taxpayer Advocate?  Soooooo much more efficient to get things done!  Now that you have had to produce the same evidence more than once, you may qualify.  Also, if they put a lien on your property look into the "financial hardship" aspect to qualify.

[egishere]

I have noticed that too that they cash checks quick. I hate the IRS! We are in the middle of an audit for 2012 and have had so many issues. Our acct told us what to pay and we did well now they say we owe more. It's never ending. I'm going to look into this Taxpayer Advocate.

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Jan 28, 2015 13:51:35 GMT -5 mrsfarmer said:

Jan 28, 2015 11:51:17 GMT -5 @justdairy said:

LOL. I've been fighting the IRS (with our accountant) over something that was filed wrong and their fault in the first place. For the past 8 months. I have sent the same form 6 times.

We now keep getting letters saying they're coming to put a lien on our property even though we owe no money and they admit it.

It's all just hilarious at this point.

Yay for a refund though.

Have you looked into the Taxpayer Advocate?  Soooooo much more efficient to get things done!  Now that you have had to produce the same evidence more than once, you may qualify.  Also, if they put a lien on your property look into the "financial hardship" aspect to qualify.

Thanks. It's not that big of a deal really. It's just that the paperwork keeps getting crossed in the mail and stuck in one department before the next knows what it's doing. So I send a form, they send another and ask for the third all while it's on their desk in the first place somewhere.

We have a very good accounting team who is on top of it who has handled it well so I'm not at all worried. and how much are they going to lien my property for...lol..I owe them nothing and they even admit in their letters. It's totally an empty threat and something I think they send in all their letters.

[mrsfarmer]

Jan 28, 2015 14:53:20 GMT -5 @justdairy said:

Jan 28, 2015 13:51:35 GMT -5 mrsfarmer said:

Have you looked into the Taxpayer Advocate?  Soooooo much more efficient to get things done!  Now that you have had to produce the same evidence more than once, you may qualify.  Also, if they put a lien on your property look into the "financial hardship" aspect to qualify.

Thanks. It's not that big of a deal really. It's just that the paperwork keeps getting crossed in the mail and stuck in one department before the next knows what it's doing. So I send a form, they send another and ask for the third all while it's on their desk in the first place somewhere.

We have a very good accounting team who is on top of it who has handled it well so I'm not at all worried. and how much are they going to lien my property for...lol..I owe them nothing and they even admit in their letters. It's totally an empty threat and something I think they send in all their letters.

Oh I know!  I just got sick of our runaround and the one exam office opened up a case for me with the Taxpayer Advocate against the office auditing us because it was so ridiculous!

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I'd just like to say that we also have had never ending issues with the IRS.

Our dealings with them have been overly bureaucratic, ridiculous and nonsensical. We had a 4-year fight with them.over a penalty they assessed on my DH bc He had signature priveleges on a bank account (business, that he didn't own, owed taxes). In process of "interviewing" him, they showed up at our house unannounced, with forms and a statement. They also have seized a joint bank account (while we were in negotiations with them) and a joint tax return (also while we were in negotiations with them). I could file injured spouse but then I'd have to pay fees and all kinds of other BS. We finally are in settlements with them just to make this go away - it's created an awful lot of stress on our marriage, finances, etc. I have a problem paying five figures to "make it go away" but between legal fees,.etc., it's where we are. It's just scary the power this agency has, honestly.

We also had to pay taxes, despite providing suppprting documentation, on $60k in DH payroll checks we never cashed (because there was no funds to pay them; different story).

So yeah, I have no use for the IRS (sorry, I'm sure a PP was a great asset to the organization and there are a lot of great people that work there). That is one government entity/situation that needs overhauled in a major way.

This turned out longer than I intended. I guess I needed sone therapy.

[CakeLover]

LOL, at how fast the moved to cash that check. I hate tax time, good luck to you this year.