I just got a bill from the IRS for $30,000!! Ask me anything!!!

[Midlodemocrat]

:eyes:

[huskerlaw]

1. Ouch!

Did they mistakenly add two zeros? :scared:

[Midlodemocrat]

19. I. Wish.

:cry: I'm calling tomorrow to see what the deal is, because the bill doesn't say 'why' we owe.

[petronius]

2. Did you expect it? Is it right? Did they wish you "Merry Christmas?"

That sucks...

[Midlodemocrat]

7. Nopers. I *think* it's an error, but my accountant had a brain aneurysm

a few months ago, so I can't ask him for a bit more.

[petronius]

21. Damn - that sounds like the set-up for a ridiculous comedy movie (huge bill

right before Christmas and an incapacitated accountant - what hilarious hijinks will our heroes go through to get out of this?) Of course, it's not funny when it's real...

Hope it works out smoothly (and your accountant recovers fully).

[Midlodemocrat]

24. I know. You can't make this stuff up.

I'm laughing right now, and I hope I still am tomorrow after getting off the phone with *them*. You know, the kinder, gentler, IRS. :eyes:

[MrCoffee]

26. DO NOT CALL THEM FIRST!!!

i'm totally serious. i'll pm you if you want, i have a bit of experience with the IRS.

[Midlodemocrat]

28. Seriously? I thought you were always supposed to approach

them first? What if I ignore this and they put a lien on my house or something like that?

I *do* think it's a mistake, otherwise, I would be lying in a coffin somewhere.

[SammyWinstonJack]

37. They'll attach your bank account first, at least that is what they did to us.

They sent us a letter saying that they had attached our bank account (it was a closed account and we hadn't opened another one yet) and next they would be going after any property we owned and would also be garnishing wages. We paid up.

This was for $4,000 dollars most of which was interest/penalties on the unpaid portion not paid in full at the time of filing. I wouldn't mess with the IRS. It was a year before they contacted us and that much interest and penalties had accrued. We should have filed an extension or asked for a payment plan but we had planned to pay up, but my husband lost his job, we got behind and the IRS took a back seat in our priorities. Huge mistake! Never again. Lessons learned. I hope this is just a mistake and everything works out for you.

[MrCoffee]

38. Whoa. I didn't say ignore them, i said to wait on calling them right off the bat.

[Broken_Hero]

3. You didn't get a heart attack?

If it was me, I'd be dead on the spot after finding that out...

[Midlodemocrat]

18. Well, I *was* a tad shocked.

We paid our taxes for that year, yada, yada, yada. And to make it even *more* interesting, our accountant had a brain aneurysm about two months ago. He's still recovering. He probably won't even recognize my name when I call. :cry:

[Broken_Hero]

23. Damn, thats bad news all around...

I hope the IRS can find the mistake, and if not you are probably going to have to get another accountant, and maybe a lawyer...I hope everything pans out...:hug:

[azmouse]

4. OMG! Why?

:cry:

[Midlodemocrat]

12. I think it's a mistake due to exercising some options from 2004.

I certainly *hope* it is a mistake. :cry:

[ohiosmith]

5. You going for chicken pot pie tomorrow?

[Midlodemocrat]

8. Of course. It's the special.

:eyes:



:rofl:

You.Kill.Me.

[MrCoffee]

6. why didn't you pay your taxes?

:shrug:


sorry, that's gotta sting.

[Midlodemocrat]

10. LOL. I wish. Then I would have the money to pay this particular bill.

But, they're very kind and forgiving. They gave me until January 7th to pay the bill. That should give me time to hang myself and let my heirs fight over the life insurance.

/kidding.

[SeattleGirl]

9. Holy shiite!

I think I'd faint if I got something like that.

[Midlodemocrat]

20. I came close. Seeing a letter from *them* is guaranteed to

increase someone's blood pressure.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

11. Dude, that blows.

It's gotta be some sort of mistake.

:hug:

[Midlodemocrat]

15. I hope so. But we exercised some options in 2004 to add on to the

house and it could be that. I *thought* the accountant had everything squared away, but hey, I'm not Ken Lay.

:cry:

Wish the dealer didn't have a 'buyer's remorse' policy or I'd take the new van back.

/kidding. No I wouldn't. I like it too much. I'd sell one of the kids first. I think matcom will buy TeenMidlo for a decent price.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

34. Matcom would totally buy TeenMidlo for a decent price.

I bet you could even trade up the van.

[Midlodemocrat]

35. That's what I'm thinking, but he does *need* a new roof apparently.

I think it's a charade to launder money and keep it from my BFF.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

36. Total money laundering.

I would not trust that bastard. Wave TeenMidlo around a bit more and you'll get the proper asking price.

[matcom]

13. WOAH!!

i have to shell out $7k for a new roof!

I WIN!! :woohoo:

j/k

hope this works out for you hon. keep us posted! x(

[Midlodemocrat]

16. The guy behind us is putting on a new roof and when I realized that

our houses were the same age after receiving this bill, my blood ran a tad cold.

Could be worse. Right? Right? RIGHT???????

[jmowreader]

14. I know Bush's war is going to cost each of us about $30k...

but I never expected they'd want it from anyone in a lump sum.

You may want to call the IRS and ask them if it's right.

[Midlodemocrat]

17. I'm going to do that tomorrow.

If I tell Mr. Midlo, I suspect *another* bypass will be in the cards. :cry:

[MrCoffee]

22. They're fishing....

you mentioned that you exercised (stock?) options in 2004. They noticed and are calling you out on it. No worries. It's a fishing expedition.

[Midlodemocrat]

27. I hope so. But there are two different kinds of options that we

exercised; one you pay the tax up front, one you pay at tax time. I thought, according to the accountant, that we were all good and he's never steered us wrong before.

*fingers crossed*

[billyskank]

25. Look at it this way

It's too ridiculous to be true. :hug:

[Midlodemocrat]

29. Well, this certainly blows the freeper myth that dems don't pay taxes

and live in their mom's basements with no heat, right? :eyes:

[petronius]

31. Well, if the bill is correct, you may get a chance to confirm the second half of the myth, anyway

:o

(I'm sorry - couldn't pass that up...)

[Midlodemocrat]

33. LOL.

I know. :rofl:

What to do with the kids? *scratches head*

[Duncan Grant]

30. Need a loan?

:hi:

[Midlodemocrat]

32. Depends, handsome. What are your *terms*?

:rofl: