Return for 2020 done in Turbo Tax. Sent by regular mail, bank statement shows they cashed my $220 federal owed on Apr. 4 2021.
Letter just now, saying there's a credit of $220 on my account, saying "We haven't received your tax return."
On calling the number on the letter, [IRS # ending 8374], I get a lady on a 1/2 hour wait-callback who admits they received both check and return, but "lost the return." She states it is now "my obligation to send them a new signed paper copy." I ask her for any e-mail receptacle they have, and I'll get it to you pronto. She says this "can't be done electronically." I almost hang up right there on the wire leading to her cave - this is a scam, I'm sure. Later I'm noticing the phone number above lists at the IRS "for Tax Practitioners to call-in" I've always done my own taxes. So what's this?
After the above conversation I go to my PC where all my tax stuff sits.
In the 20 years I've been using Turbo Tax, I've always uninstalled Turbo Tax for the year filed a few months after my actual filing, backing up the TT return itself, the pdf and then tucking away the CD. Strangely, I did forget to uninstall it this year - months ago now it would have been - and I see the 2020 return still, owing $220 - it's 32 pages to file for federal. Turbo Tax now itself seems to be saying any efiling for 2020 is "over for the season." I notice later the pdf - I save everything - is 197 pages.
What's so further IRSksome with this letter it says "call us to give us the details of the account" - bit of a flag there - but goes on - "to which the credit should be transferred."
This is getting whacko enough, but the coup d' grace on their slime here, is:
1. The letter further says then "If you don't contact us you may lose this credit." What? You're going to eat it for impunity-lunch? AND THEY GIVE NO DEADLINE. I may already be devoured :(
2. They underscore the above self-righteous idiocy with "The IRS sets STRICT TIME LIMITS for refunding or transferring credits." OMG, the check in their hands could get swallowed and I pay 2*$220 for the year by this is exactly what they're saying! IOW's they can, and are poised to eat my arduosly done taxes on time, spit in my face like a smash and grabber by their own mistake, give me no info on timelines, make me pay twice as much, and make me - paperwork reduction notice out the window - file by snail all over as well. "Hello, this is your IRS, we doan know no electronic in this."
AND 1 MORE LOOK AGAIN, STILL NO DEADLINE FOR ME ANYWHERE ON THE LETTER BEFORE I'M EATEN ALIVE.
How much should the suit be for a pileup scum-advent to me by the IRS like this?
This still reads like a scam, but the number appears to be one of theirs and the phone menu options are immense, suggesting to affirm it is the IRS at that phone.
I AM JUST BESIDE MYSELF AT THEIR BEHAVIOR!! Shouldn't this suit be for at least a cool million?
Any words of advice appreciated.
