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I got 2 voice messages yesterday from the IRS (supposedly) saying they were filing a law suit against me and gave me a number to call. Now I know that the IRS does not do calls like that, so I did not call back, but scammers must get some business or they would not call. Everybody be aware. miles

Looks like Lois Lerner is running things again and targeting the 'Fire.

Meanwhile, Sally Twochins filed last year, she paid $1300 in taxes and received a return for $5100.

I've never understood how that happens.

from 2000?

are you sure this isn't some kind of scam? I thought they always said you only go back 5 years.

I just can't believe the IRS has the resources to go after credit card cash back and 16 year research.

I'd google those phone numbers and addresses to make sure they were legit

Unless there is fraud involved, 7 years is the limit.

Have them produce the 1099.

That means you made several thousand dollars on a credit card. I'm not sure credit cards work that way.

Got the same call yesterday also. Thought the same - Scam.

GK

Damn right men, that firm gets 2K a year so I/we don't see chit like this.

I bet it's some sort of scam.


I got a letter from our state treasury dept a couple months ago, saying I owed several hundred dollars in state taxes from this past year.


That same week I had gotten the expected return check from the state treasury

I called a friend of mine who is an investigator for the state AG office and met with her. She made a few calls and determined that none of the numbers listed nor the po box listed belonged to the state.

I never use the numbers they supply on the phone. If I need to talk to someone about my CC, IRS, insurance or anything like that, I look up the number on line or in a phone book and call that number. miles

getting the same calls in canuck land just hang up and smile.


norm

Those calls are 100% scams. Do not ever return a call to the remote number the scammer issues.

L.W.

Kodiak Island - Good luck on that letter!

With regard to scams, the Fairfax County, Virginia Police Dept has this on their website:
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/news2/hang-up-4-common-phone-scams/


Hang Up! 4 Common Phone Scams

Scams stink. Scams peddle fear in return for money. Don’t fall victim to these four common phone scams, which are happening in our community:

Sheriff’s Warrant for Your Arrest Scam

Have you received a phone call from the “Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office” saying that you have a warrant out for your arrest? Recently, scammers are claiming you have failed to appear for a court case and a warrant is outstanding. These scammers, falsely claiming to be deputies, are requesting credit card information for court costs and providing a “new” court date to the victim.

IRS Scam

Callers claim they are from the IRS, a government agency or a law firm and you owe money. If you do not pay immediately, they threaten the police will show up at your door and arrest you. This is simply not true.

Family Member Critical Emergency Scam

Callers generally claim they are your teenaged/young adult-aged family member (grandson/daughter, nephew/niece). They tell you they’ve been arrested, are in jail and need money, either for bond or court fees. They will ask you to wire money to a non-existent attorney or bondsman, or possibly to a friend who will pay the alleged fines so they can be released.**The scammer could know your name, your family member’s name, nicknames commonly used between you and other accurate details about you and your family (i.e. actual college they attend, state in which the real family is located, etc.)**

Child Abduction Scam

Police from around the region report a relatively new child abduction scam when a parent/guardian gets a phone call during a school day and they hear a child crying or a child stating they have been kidnapped. Then, a stranger gets on the phone and tells the parent their child has been abducted and demands ransom for the child’s return. The scammer tells the victim to wire the money to a specific location.

Thanks I'll need it.

Unfortunately, this is the real deal. Common sense does not apply. Of course you can't earn an income from a CC, but I doubt the IRS will care. It's much harder to prove you didn't get something than it is to prove you did. The thing about the IRS is you are guilty until proven innocent. Due process is the letter informing you of your guilt and allowing you to reply back with a check.

Thankfully my attorney works for free.

Back in the mid-90's we had a legit - and I use that term loosely - IRS agent inform us that we didn't know our children's names (didn't match their records - and the kids were in Jr High already), so we had to re-file our forms with the names on record.... I can only figure that she thought that since we were living at the end of the world (Barrow) at the time, we were stupid. Or something.

- Pause -

Wife said, "Let me speak to your supervisor!" (We had initiated the call after paper notification). You probably have to know my wife, but it was resolved in less than 5 minutes. On the phone!

A friend of ours went to work for IRS. White male - he had to score in the 99th percentile to get the job. Same day he started, a black lady started at the desk next to him. Very nice woman, he said. After a couple weeks, she would gather her purse and stuff up and leave at noon. He asked her about this.

"Oh, I have to go home to study so I can pass the test"....

We got a letter from the IRS about 10 days ago concerning disbursements from our HSAs (in 2014) as "income" and telling us we owed taxes plus penalty. Called our CPA and she said she would handle it.

No 1099 To bad for IRS

Wrong.

Are you even sure the letter is from the IRS? It has scam written all over it because the IRS doesn't consider cashback on credit cards as income. The IRS considers it as a "discount" on your purchases. Discounts are not taxable income.

Now "sign up rewards" can generate a 1099-MISC.

off topic a hair, but it applies...