Meltdown at the tax office

[taxguykarl]

No it wasn't over an intercepted refund

He wasn't sucky just odd.

A custy's return was rejected by the IRS because had claimed his kids as dependents and when my CW, T called with the news, the guy was crying ...no seriously he was bawling his heart out over the phone (T had however unwittingly, left the phone on speaker mode so I could overhear it fine). Just when you think you've seen it all
T did assure the guy that the matter would be covered. He would just have to wait a bit longer and cooperate with the IRS investigation that we would initiate.
We're still trying to get over this one.

[Sandman]

Something tells me there was a custody agreement and someone reniged on the agreement and he trusted the other person

[Marmalady]

Sometimes if you're just having a totally crap day (or week, even) it only takes one more thing to make you lose it. Even if it's not something you would normally react to in this way.

[Minflick]

I sat at the CPA's desk last year and howled and ugly cried when I found out, 2 months post death, that my late husband had left me with a $10,000 tax bill I had to pay or get a lien put on the house by the IRS and the state tax board. That was after I paid the hospital bill with the lump sum death payment from his disability provider. I went home and took off my wedding ring. It was one slap in the face too many that I had to deal with and come up with money for. And THEN, 3 months after that, I got a notice from the state that I owed for 2011 because he failed to submit a document.

It's been a long and painful year, and I have a TON of resentment to process and get past.....

[bhskittykatt]

Minflick that's awful

I flipped out this year when I found out that I couldn't claim education credits if I'm married filing separately (currently going through a divorce, and current primary job is unpaid intern, so yeah...). That was an unexpected surprise. I was TurboTaxing it though so at least my tantrum was entirely within my own apartment. I felt it was just one more way he was screwing me over; even though I knew he doesn't write tax laws it still felt raw and I raged a bit. Surprisingly I got the ex to file a joint return in the end (I had to dip into my savings to get him his share of the refund that day so he wouldn't have to wait on the IRS to get him to agree).

[taxguykarl]

When was this, Minflick, bhs ? Innocent Spouse relief may be an option for both of you. Yes you may PM me with the details.
Come to think of it, you may be onto something, Marmalady. This incident could well have been the last straw.

[MadMike]

Sometimes if you're just having a totally crap day (or week, even) it only takes one more thing to make you lose it. Even if it's not something you would normally react to in this way.

I saw that happen with one of my friends a few years ago. She had to sell her house because she could no longer afford to keep it, and ended up moving into a trailer. She was running herself ragged packing everything up, arranging the sale of her house, making arrangements for the trailer, putting everything in storage until the trailer was ready, and then trying to get the trailer ready. My son and I were helping her with what we could. She seemed to be rolling with it just fine, until I noticed that the bathrooms didn't have any fixtures, and casually pointed it out.

She flipped the hell out, and started screaming, "What the fuck kind of house doesn't have any fucking bathroom fixtures!" I was able to calm her down by telling her that we could get some inexpensive ones, and I'd put them up for her, but damn... that just came out of nowhere.

Of course, that wasn't as bad as when someone flipped out over paper towels.

[Minflick]

Karl, it was tax year 2014, done last year in 2015, and the CPA said Innocent Spouse wouldn't work for me. (I don't remember why anymore, I've blurred it all out.) The deal was I could file separately and get a small refund, file his separately and pay more than the joint debt due, or file jointly and SOMEHOW come up with the fucking money.... I sold his 17 guitars that he dearly loved to get the money. I don't regret selling them (baggage, baggage, baggage), but I do regret that I had to pay tax debt with them, I'd rather have been able to stick that money in the bank!

This year is very different. Although that lump sum payment is taxable because the ex-employer paid for it (sigh) I still get a refund instead of having to pay a bag fat debt.

I swear, if I manage to ever get in another relationship and actually go so far as to get married, that man is going to HAVE to have a better handle on money that DH did, I am not going through all that shit ever again... I'd rather be alone!

[sirwired]

So, TaxGuy, how many of your customers hold you personally responsible for the tax laws, the actions of revenue collecting authorities, and the amount of their refund (or Big A$$ Check they must cut)?

Inquiring Minds Want To Know. (tm)

[taxguykarl]

So many I don't even bother to count, sirwired.