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chrisinhouston · 06-24-2010, 02:54 PM

The saga continues.

After the IRS contacted me I got another letter about 2 weeks later asking for me to submit some financial work sheets as to how we computed the amount we owed on our return. So my accountant sent it to them via certified mail. Nothing was heard back until early May of this year when they sent me via certified mail what is known as the dreaded 90 Day Letter which basically said they had determined that I did owe the tax and I had 90 days to contest it in the US Tax Court of which there are branches in most major cities. No explanation of how they came to their conclusion or why they disallowed my calculations on my 2008 tax return; just a Send us the Money or else letter and the fact that it is the only thing they have sent me by certified mail made me a tad uneasy.

So, once again my accountant told me not to worry and sent them another certified letter with copies of the return and our worksheets and a request for them to read over everything and get back to us. She even got back the RRR post card from the Post Office with the signature of receipt and dated 5/17/2010.

Today (6/24/10), about 5 weeks from the receipt of my last letter I get a new letter from the IRS saying "Thank you for your correspondence and we will look over everything and get back to you within 60 days." How f--king hard can it be for someone there to actually pull up my return, look at the forms we submitted and the backup we sent in explaining how we came to the conclusion of what taxes were owed and actually make a decision? The letter also says that if I am not completely sure I don't owe the taxes then I should submit them now or interest will continue to be added. Like, they think I am going to send it in and then try to get it back later and with no interest paid to me for letting them bank my money.

NUTS!

06-24-2010, 02:54 PM	#19
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	The saga continues. After the IRS contacted me I got another letter about 2 weeks later asking for me to submit some financial work sheets as to how we computed the amount we owed on our return. So my accountant sent it to them via certified mail. Nothing was heard back until early May of this year when they sent me via certified mail what is known as the dreaded 90 Day Letter which basically said they had determined that I did owe the tax and I had 90 days to contest it in the US Tax Court of which there are branches in most major cities. No explanation of how they came to their conclusion or why they disallowed my calculations on my 2008 tax return; just a Send us the Money or else letter and the fact that it is the only thing they have sent me by certified mail made me a tad uneasy. So, once again my accountant told me not to worry and sent them another certified letter with copies of the return and our worksheets and a request for them to read over everything and get back to us. She even got back the RRR post card from the Post Office with the signature of receipt and dated 5/17/2010. Today (6/24/10), about 5 weeks from the receipt of my last letter I get a new letter from the IRS saying "Thank you for your correspondence and we will look over everything and get back to you within 60 days." How f--king hard can it be for someone there to actually pull up my return, look at the forms we submitted and the backup we sent in explaining how we came to the conclusion of what taxes were owed and actually make a decision? The letter also says that if I am not completely sure I don't owe the taxes then I should submit them now or interest will continue to be added. Like, they think I am going to send it in and then try to get it back later and with no interest paid to me for letting them bank my money. NUTS!