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Question: Income tax preparer messed up, why did the irs penalize me for her stupidity??

In 2002 when I filed my taxes I went to a local “home business” that was run by a woman out of the basement of her house. In previous years I had only received about $200 to $500 back in income tax checks. Nothing had changed as far as my employment for the 2001 tax year.
When I went to this lady, she told me that because I was paying on a student loan, the irs owed me $1000 back. Althought I had never heard of this before, I figured she knew what she was talking about and went along with it. I got a check back for about $1700 for that tax year.
Two years later the irs made me pay back that extra $1000 plus intrest because I had filed for too much money. I was angry.
What I don’t understand is why didn’t the irs go after this woman who filed the taxes? Her name and address was on the papers. Several of my friends who filed with her had the same problem and had to pay the irs back as well.

Answer: You have learned a valuable lesson. It would be better for you to go to a tax preparer that offers a peace of mind guarantee that if your taxes are incorrect the preparer would go to an audit and remedy the errors.

I-64 Accident Slows Traffic in Cabell County

An accident Sunday afternoon on Interstate 64 has traffic backed-up.

IRS’d Bloopers

Question: IRS refuses insufficient postage, no return address. Do the open it up?

Let’s say hypothetically a large envelope is mailed to the IRS with insufficient postage and no return address. I’ve read the USPS will mail it no question, but if the postage if insufficient they can mark it POSTAGE DUE to the IRS. (Sometimes, I read they just ‘let it go.’) Anyway, if it does get marked postage due, and the IRS refuses, does the IRS open up the mail to find your address, and write it outside the envelope? And write return to sender?

Answer: Doubtful…opening indicates acceptance. Refusing to accept means it is returned to the “dead letter” department at the USPS (now called the “mail recovery center”). The USPS will then attempt to return it to sender.

Stephanomics

How many economists does it take to write a letter?

IRS-UPS mix-up

Question: Is there a address to fedex my tax forms into?

Fedex won’t deliver to a PO box, which is where my tax forms say to mail them. I scoured the IRS website but couldn’t find anything. Does anyone know?

Answer: You’d need to use the USPS Express Mail if you’re in a hurry to send your documents to the Internal Revenue Service. The USPS will deliver overnight mail to PO Boxes.

If you’re willing to pay those prices, consider e-Filing instead. The $20 fee is probably less than your overnight mail is going to cost you, and you’ll get your refund quicker.

Increasing the Stakes of Using ‘Nonemployee Workers’

Healthcare reform might lead employers to think that calling workers independent contractors is the way to go. But new federal and state initiatives could lead to problems, should employers fail to properly classify workers.

Pilot Beat the IRS in Court? – Vernie Kuglin