Money: Today, I found out I owe the IRS over $2,000 because of a mistake...

By Anonymous - 11/05/2016 15:53 - United States - Franklin

Today, I found out I owe the IRS over $2,000 because of a mistake they made. Their "apology" basically amounted to "Oops, our bad. Now pay up or you're gonna be Bubba's new bitch." FML

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By Anonymous - 19/06/2022 20:00 - United States - Spartanburg

Today, I got a letter from the IRS informing me that I owed a debt of $80 dollars from 4 years ago, and that it has now grown to over $800 dollars, and it's due this month. FML

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By Anonymous - 24/09/2018 05:00

Today, getting home from a long day at work, I checked the mail and saw 3 envelopes from the IRS. Apparently I now owe over $4,000. I only have $2 in my bank account. FML

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By taxed - 02/02/2010 13:00 - United States

Today, I found out that I owe the IRS money due to my previous job not taking enough taxes out. I am broke, unemployed, and was counting on a big refund so I could pay for my divorce. FML

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By Jack Faire - 12/02/2019 02:00

Today, I sat down to do my taxes. As I was going over my forms, I found my employer only took $1.72 out the entire year for my Federal Income Taxes. I now owe the IRS over $500 that I don't have. FML

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By educatedreptile - 09/12/2016 16:21 - Canada - Yorkton

Today, I found out that I owe the government money and that the amount will increase if I miss the deadline 2 months ago. FML

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By Anonymous - 12/03/2024 16:00 - United States

Today, as a tax preparer, I had to deliver the bad news that a lady owed a very large sum in taxes. I even had my supervisor check my work as this was serious. Apparently she has been claiming exemptions she doesn't qualify for for years by going to another local tax office that closed down last year, due to fraud. FML

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By sideeffect001 - 02/02/2016 18:48 - United States - Logan

Today, I found out that my tax filing status was never changed after my divorce. This means I haven't been paying enough and now the government wants its money. FML

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By Anonymous - 25/12/2020 13:58

Today, I had a bit of good news with a letter that stated we were owed money by overpaying Council Tax. I phoned them, announcing myself. However, it turns out we actually owe THEM money, due to an error they made giving me and my husband a discount we weren't entitled to. FML

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'Cause I'm a Criminal

By Anonymous - 05/03/2017 14:00

Today, I woke up to find both of my bank accounts frozen. My bank informed me that the IRS had ordered a freeze on my assets because of back taxes owed, and would not unfreeze them until the money is paid. The amount? $2.47. FML

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Landlords gonna landlord

By WannaBarf - 08/01/2022 09:01 - United States - Loveland

Today, I got my deposit back from my last apartment. The receipt is riddled with math errors. I'd told them I’m an accountant when I moved in, so I redid the receipt in my own time to see how bad they fucked it up. They owe me $400 more due to their mistake, and I’m sure I’ll never see any of it. FML

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EnderNutt 16

Thursday 12 May 2016 0:40

'Murica. Land of the free and home of the oversized ***** we call the IRS.

tigerisabelle 31

Thursday 12 May 2016 0:46

The IRS is the single greatest thing to ever oppress a human population so completely without the humans being aware it is happening

Comments

booksellerchic 4

Thursday 12 May 2016 1:36

Are you sure it isn't the IRS Scam that is going around?

kellyem2 20

Thursday 12 May 2016 1:56

Probably a good thing to check out. Remember, the IRS will only ever contact you in writing. So if you get a phone call from someone claiming to be an IRS agent, just hang up.

soulreaper12296 28

Thursday 12 May 2016 2:07

Could be possible. I got a call from the "IRS" like a month after I paid my taxes (in full) that they were filing a lawsuit against me. "They" also called my dad last year trying the same thing.

ShawnieMichael 2

Thursday 12 May 2016 2:56

Call a lawyer and get it straightened out!

kfchicken 31

Thursday 12 May 2016 9:38

lawyer costs more then $2000 so don't !

redskyontherox 15

Thursday 12 May 2016 4:13

they won't send you to jail but eventually they will place a tax levy on your bank accounts. I've seen tax levies for 10 times that amount on people's bank accounts

dkane 12

Thursday 12 May 2016 4:24

Make sure it's not a scam, if it was a letter odds are it wasn't, but call the IRS just in case

Ms_Monster 6

Thursday 12 May 2016 4:30

that happened to my mom and me. they overpaid her ~$2000 ssi money that she was receiving for me because my dad was on disability, and they wanted her to pay it back. so when i started working, since its under my name (i guess?) they kept my tax refund on my first year of work but didn't keep my refund from last year. even though i only was supposed to get ~$400 the first year and got like $800 on my second year.

anaheimangels40 11

Thursday 12 May 2016 4:33

I Called out the IRS on a mistake they made for this years taxes and within 30 days I got a refund in the amount of the mistake!!! I did provide proof of their mistake, and they did not argue one bit, they apologized and said you will be getting your money back, it was our error!

GreatAmerican 7

Thursday 12 May 2016 4:44

The IRS is known to abuse their power. Better get a lawyer.

naviajack626 16

Thursday 12 May 2016 4:46

I find it funny how ordinary people get in big trouble for this stuff, but when it's a corporation skipping out on millions they get penalized with a fraction of the cost and skip away free.

memesmakedreams 3

Thursday 12 May 2016 4:47

Be careful. There is a scam saying the same exact thing. if the original contact was not by letter, odds are, it's the scam.

buck16 9

Thursday 12 May 2016 4:48

That honestly sounds more like a scam than anything. If this is truly the IRS and it's a mistake of charging you on something you didn't owe then you wouldn't have to pay it back. I'd talk to a lawyer if I were you.