We earned less than $28000 according to SSA and they have taken about $5000 in returns already. We filed bankruptcy in 2017 and were required to have all years filed when doing so. I am at a loss. The payments made to the IRS by the court were applied to 2014 & 2016. If we owed 2008 they should have been paid first. The recent letter from the IRS came in a version of my name never used for employment or taxes. We had an identity fraud case for someone filing taxes using my SS # in 2016 with that version of my name in another state but even that dept. could not help since there are no longer records to review.
Not sure how you think TurboTax can help. TurboTax only saves returns prepared using the TT software for seven years. After seven years they are gone.
The first step is to verify that the letter you have is actually from IRS.
It's unlikely IRS would contact you about 2008 unless there is an issue of fraud.
Contact the IRS to find out if the letter you received is even legitimate.
To call the IRS:IRS: 800-829-1040 hours 7 AM - 7 PM local time Mon-Fri
Listen to each menu before making the selection.
First choose your language. Press 1 for English.
Then do NOT choose the first choice re: "Refund", or it will send you to an automated phone line.
Instead, press 2 for "personal income tax".
Then press 1 for "form, tax history, or payment".
Then press 3 "for all other questions."
Then press 2 "for all other questions." It should then transfer you to an agent.