Comments on: Claims for Refund – Wait a minute the IRS owes ME money! How do I get it back?

By: tasha

tasha — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 22:36:26 +0000

I received a mail out date for my return on aug. 5 then i received a letter stating I was getting a refund on aug 10 the letter was mailed out aug 8th should i have gotten the letter before the refund and still no refund to this day

By: Darrin Mish

Darrin Mish — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 17:46:29 +0000

sounds like a great case for the taxpayer advocate

By: Patricia Dondero

Patricia Dondero — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 01:41:40 +0000

The IRS sent me a letter the end of February saying I owe $614 due to a tax increase from 2009. They stated in the letter that I had until March 30, 2011 to respond on how I was going to pay it (in full, make payments, etc.). Three days ago I get a letter from the state of California that states the IRS intercepted my tax refund to pay the back balance. Today I get a direct deposit from federal for less than I was suppose to get. The problem is I only owed $614 but they took $614.00 + $348.00. Basically they owe me $348.00. The state is telling me to contact the IRS. That's problem #1. Problem #2 is that I have been having problems with the IRS on my 2008 tax refund (they owe me over $2000.00) for over a year now. It's a paper game. I have signed the papers they want and they keep sending them to me again and again. It's just back and forth. I don't know what to do. I can talk to someone but what they state will happen never does. They told me 6 months to get the refund last February. I still don't have it. Now they have an overpayment. I will probably never see that either. Help! I don't know what to do.

By: Troy Goodman

Troy Goodman — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 03:50:22 +0000

hello i have a big EIC problem never could find a tax layer
it will be 3years i have not seen a dollar

By: Darrin Mish

Darrin Mish — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 19:19:38 +0000

I'm sorry I have no idea how long they have by law in Ohio to refund your overpayment.

By: Darrin Mish

Darrin Mish — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 19:18:03 +0000

Congress has decided to give taxpayers only three years to collect an overpayment but then gave the IRS ten years to collect from taxpayers. You might want to get the Taxpayer Advocate involved to try to get your refund.

By: Darrin Mish

Darrin Mish — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 19:16:28 +0000

Definitely get the taxpayer advocate involved on this one. Sounds like you have all the paperwork to document your position.

By: Darrin Mish

Darrin Mish — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 19:12:04 +0000

Sure you can sue them. But any attorney willing to take that case is most likely going to ask for a retainer and charge you hourly.

By: Patricia

Patricia — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 14:37:01 +0000

My husband and I filed our return for 2009 in May. We were expecting a refund, which is why we didn't worry about the April deadline. When our account tried to file an electronic return (as he'd done in past years for us) he was given a message that a return had already been filed in my name. I thought it was some kind of clerical error and mailed the return in. About a month and a half after I filed the return I found out that someone had used my SSN and maiden name to file a return. We filed the ID theft affidavit along with the requested documentation. Ths was back in late July, early August. We due a large refund from them and really need the money. Now there's a tax advocate involved, not that I see that helps much either because she doesn't return calls. It's been over 7 months since we filed our return and we don't have our money. Can I sue them!?

By: Mark Axford

Mark Axford — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 14:28:08 +0000

On April 15, 2006, I paid my taxes of $2367.22 which had calculated on my 1040 EZ form. The IRS cashed the check (I have a copy of the cashed check). In July 2006, I received a notice from the IRS that the amount of tax I should have paid (they calculated at $2307.64, $60.00 LESS than what I already paid) had not been received. With fees they said I owed them $2371.19. I tried communicating by phone with the IRS and to the best of my recollection was told to wait nine weeks and call them back to see if it had been cleared up. Nine weeks later, things had not cleared up and they said that the amount was still owed by me. I told them I would not pay again. On May 12, 2007 I got a Notice of Levy that $2721.55 had been taken from my checking account by the IRS. I was not in a position at the time time fight it. Although substantial time has passed, is there any conceivable way of attempting to get this money back? I have all relevant paperwork and it seems pretty clear to me that this was an error on their part. Thank you very much,
Mark