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| This is an update on my "my fault, any hope?" post of May 12 this year. It's not a happy ending -- maybe not even an ENDING at all, but here it is:
SIL prepared our taxes that year on a computer he still owns but doesn't use. He went to the trouble of booting it back up, only to find that the program he used didn't automatically save. So I called the number [not toll-free] given on the letter and explained the situation, adding that DH and I had filed and paid state taxes for 33 years. He broke into my tirade saying, "Get your employer to send you a copy of your W-2 along with your husband's. Send a copy to us and we'll take it from there." Employer took a long time to send the W-2s [Mem. Day weekend]and sent ME someone else's with the same last name. Time was running out on the 30-day limit, so I sent the taxation dept. both copies with an explanation and a promise to send the correct one as soon as it came. Today a letter came saying, "AN ASSESSMENT, BASED ON THE BEST AVAILABLE INFORMATION RECEIVED, IS ISSUED FOR NOT FILING A TAX RETURN." INDIVIDUAL TAX: $30.00
The original letter said we owed $144. I will send the state dept. of taxation a check for what it says is the "total amount due," $49.52, but I want to send a protest along with it. How did they arrive at these dollar amounts? Why does the letter state only DH's SS and not mine? I feel totally powerless, completely clueless, and very much afraid that this is only the beginning. What would you do in this situation? chery-va |
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| According to the state's website, your state tax agency has a Taxpayer Rights advocate. That person can suspend any process while your claim is under review. My advice is, call the department for more information about that service. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Virginia Taxpayers Rights & Advocate info
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| I would just pay the $49.52 and forget about it. I can't see how that amount is worth your or anyone else's time and trouble. The fact that the bill says "total amount due" means that paying it will close the matter. |
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| I hope that's true, but a lot of documents like that in Indiana say something to the effect of, "additional tax may be due if an error has been made." But I guess at least the $49.52 would be a down payment on whatever they later decide you owe, if it's true that they can come back and ask for more. I think I'd just pay it unless you honestly believe you don't owe it. |
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| I would pay it and keep the paper work..forever. |
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