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| I am wondering if anybody else have had the similar problem with IRS.
I received a notice saying that I owe a penalty due to late filing although I filed my tax on April 13. When I received the first notice on June 1, I called IRS and was told that it was resolved. Then, I received another notice yesterday. Apparently, the first call I made did not do any good. I called IRS again yesterday. This time I faxed a copy of the certified mail receipt. I hope this matter will be resolved soon. I am still waiting for the rep to call me back. IRS does not have the proof that I filed later than April 17. How can they say that I filed late? Rocio |
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| The DH is a CPA and you'd be suprised how often mistakes are made. IRS is just made up of people, who make mistakes. I would wait and see how it's resolved and be sure you get everything in writing. Don't count on a phone conversation. If you can't get it resolved, a tax accountant can often get it done. Good luck. Gloria |
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| If you want to continue to deal with this yourself, you can use the IRS taxpayer advocate's office. They can be very helpful and clear a lot of red tape. Good luck. |
Here is a link that might be useful: IRS taxpayer adovcate program
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| Gloria, Thank you for your advice. I mailed a letter with a copy of my certified mail receipt yesterday. Hope they will get my message. jlhug, Rocio |
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| If you have a certified mail receipt, don't worry about it too much -- it's likely that they will fix it eventually. Once upon a time I filed my taxes from California because that's where I was on tax day (I live in New Jersey). So they arrived a little late, even though the postmark was OK. Several months later I got a computer-generated letter saying that I owed them $600 for filing late. I sent them back a letter saying that I had not filed late, that I had a witness who could testify that I had not filed late (the friend who mailed the return for me), and that if they wanted to claim otherwise, I would appreciate it if they could send me a copy of the envelope with the late postmark on it. Two months later, I got another computer-generated form letter saying that I now owed them $600 plus interest because I hadn't paid the first time. I sent them back a letter with a copy of their original letter and my reply, and saying that I would not respond to their second letter until they had responded to my first letter! Two more months went by, and then I got a computer- generated letter saying that I owed them $0.00. I never did communicate directly with a human being... |
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| We had the exact same situation. A copy of the certified mail receipt cleared things up, but it takes time. |
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