Received a cryptic letter from the IRS. Either I owed them $255 or they owed me. I couldn't figure it out. So of course, I call, talk to a very nice gentleman, get it figured out. He then asks me if I knew that I hadn't filed my 2008 taxes. I was floored. Not only have I always filed my taxes, I've done it since I was 15, I've had it done by a CPA every time. I asked him to please recheck. He comes back and tells me that I filed an extension, which my CPA did, and I told him that. He looked into it again and said that my filing was rejected. What the heck? The IRS doesn't notify you when your returns are rejected? And I'm pretty damn sure I received a return from the federal government. I call my bank, they direct me to my statements, which helps as much as if I looked alone, because going back to 2009, you can't look at the checks you deposited. They tell me to call my branch and I do. They can't look at the checks either and had to order copies of the deposited checks, costing me $5. My CPA is also going to get my 2008 return and make sure everything is fine. The good thing... I still have all my W-2s and earning statements from that year. Stupid IRS. Everyone else on the planet notifies people when they haven't paid or filed something and so should you.
Long run, I have 30 days to prove I filed or refile. Short run, not a great thing to have happen to you at work. Oh, and greatest of all, I went over my sick leave for my husband's surgery and we are now short $400 and the tax return only covers about $250 of it. Awesome.
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