Don
> I am not a lawyer. However, this Tax Advocate...sounds like the
> problem-solving department i had to deal with about ten years ago when
> a refund I really needed was being held up. It was the year they
> realized that a lot of people were lying to get the earned income
> credit and they were verifying the actual existence of the dependents
> claimed, by hand apparently. This office was able to expedite
> verification that I do in fact really have two children.
>
> If it is the same office then they are supposed to be on your side,
> and it does sound like they are at least getting your some answers. I
> am not a lawyer, again, but it seems to me that if you refunded the
> money it is not income, and if you have a copy of the check that
> should be proof enough. Personally, I would politely nag these people.
> Call them every three days or so asking them for updates. Express
> concern and a desire to see the matter straightened out. Ask them what
> it is you are supposed to do. Etc.
>
> Hope that helps a little, and good luck.
>
> Dana
>
>
> > Hi guys,
> >
> > As usually, before tax dealine around 4/15/2002, I hird HR Block do
> my
> > tax for 2001, I did my own estimate, refund came to be around $8500
>
> > something, the HR Block lady did her calculation for the refund to
> be
> > something like $9100.
> >
> > More than six months passed after the return was filed, nothing came
>
> > from IRS, I became anxious and asked HR Block, some one else in the
> HR
> > Block did recalculation, the refund was reduced to $2300 something,
> I
> > don't know why. They then re-filed it for me. That was mid Dec,
> 2002.
> >
> >
> > After some snow and moon, probably Oct or Nov, 2003, I got one
> letter
> > from IRS stating a refund in the amount of $2300 something is on my
>
> > way within two weeks something unless something else. What's that?
>
> > Is it really on my way or not? If there's something else, what's
> > that? Couldn't you tell me, I mean, I pay tax each and every year
> and
> > because I'm not an expert I hire professionals (HR Block) to do it,
> I
> > believe I'm a contributing and law-binding resident/citizen, isn't
> irs,
> > a branch of the government works/represent its citizens, in a way?
>
> > why treat people like that?
> >
> > Three weeks later, no, nothing. I called up IRS again, some one
> told
> > me to give Tax Advocate, what's that? another government entity?
> why
> > not get to the bottom of the problem and solve it? The Tax Advocate
>
> > lady told me, $5000 income was not reported in the filing, but the
> > thing was, that $5000 was an arrangement with/payment from an Indian
>
> > (he may be an American citizen but he's a liar hence I called him
> > Indian (East Indian), btw, I've met good East Indians), and I sent
> him
> > a check of $5000 after the arrangment did not work out. So, the tax
>
> > advocate lady asked me what's going on, I said, I did not have a
> penny
> > with that deal, and you know what, when I called up the sucker's
> > company to inquire about it, they told a lie in your face, we never
>
> > receive a check of $5000 from you, then, I had to go to my bank, to
>
> > get a list of my checks for a period of time, there, the check,
> cashed
> > check of $5000 paid to the sucker was there, I sent a copy to the
> tax
> > advocate lady, that was probably last Novemember something, long
> time
> > ago.
> >
> > Up till yesterday, I still haven't got my refund from IRS, so, I
> > called them again, a lady told me she fully understood my concern
> and
> > said if she were me she would be extremely upset as well, but now
> it's
> > up to the Tax Advocate, god damn it, I mean, I did not do anything
> > wrong, some neglect or something I did not remember 100% accurately,
>
> > totally possible, but to put me / subject me to some crazy scrutine,
> I
> > think is simply wrong and not a good use of tax-payers' money. I
> > asked the IRS lady to support the whole thing to her boss and to see
>
> > if he/she could do something about it.
> >
> > What's your experience? If you were me, what would you do?
> >
> > Thanks.
>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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