@Shattis wrote:
What can I (that's me) do to find out how much money I (me) owe the irs.
I mentioned several options above, and I'll mention another one lower down--the IRS Taxpayer Advocate Service.
In my answer above I left detailed steps on how to phone the IRS and, hopefully, get through their phone tree to a live agent, although they are extremely busy and often hard to reach due to staff shortages due to the Pandemic as well as an overload of callers with tax questions, stimulus questions, etc.
I also left information about finding local IRS offices, if there's one in your area.
I also left information about how to get an account transcript to come by mail in approx. 5-10 calendar days (according to the IRS website).
If you don't qualify to create an online account at the IRS website, I don't know any trick to get around their requirements. Maybe someone else will have a suggestion, or ask the IRS when you speak to them on the phone.
Here's something else you can try.
You might wish to see if the IRS Taxpayer Advocate Service can assist you. They often assist with problem cases, especially if there is an economic hardship.
At the following IRS website, find the USA map and click on your state, and it will give you the phone number of your IRS Taxpayer Advocate for your area.
http://www.irs.gov/uac/Contact-a-Local-Taxpayer-Advocate
If the Taxpayer Advocate can't help you, ask them to transfer you to an an IRS agent. A couple of users reported that at least for them, that was a backdoor route to the IRS.
Also see this article for more info on how the IRS Taxpayer Advocate Service works::
http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc104.html
