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lastlib

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22. As a former IRS employee, I can attest.....

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Sat Nov 23, 2019, 11:14 PM

Nov 2019

that "there are apparently no human beings with full use of their brains employed at the IRS." I left that agency BECAUSE of the idiocies I encountered. That organization is truly hopelessly dysfunctional. Finding a one-million-dollar check on the floor(!) was an early clue for me. A co-worker of mine got fired because she returned someone's mortgage payment check which they had sent to the IRS in error, instead of stamping "IRS" over the payee's name and cashing it (which would not have even been credited to that someone's account b/c their SSN wasn't on the check).

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The IRS - Making a Check and Listing It Twice [View all] MineralMan Nov 2019 OP

Well written. Dealing w/ the IRS is an iffy situation, and like you, I don't trust them ... SWBTATTReg Nov 2019 #1

Thanks. MineralMan Nov 2019 #3

It is amazing that $2500 just disappeared (pinned on your wallboard) and then thrown ... SWBTATTReg Nov 2019 #7

It's surprising, though, how often these things can be cleared up with a phone call jberryhill Nov 2019 #2

Sadly, that has not been my experience at all. MineralMan Nov 2019 #5

Nice. Being upfront and honest goes a long way. Neat story too. Nothing like being simple... SWBTATTReg Nov 2019 #8

My bookkeeping method follows the shoebox strategy. MineralMan Nov 2019 #9

Bravo for your OP title! Beartracks Nov 2019 #4

Aw, thanks! MineralMan Nov 2019 #6

I smile, I use to be a bookkeeper marlakay Nov 2019 #10

My wife and I are self-employed and always have been. MineralMan Nov 2019 #12

And NEVER try to fuck with the IRS's view of the world csziggy Nov 2019 #11

Like you, my wife retained her orginal name, but we MineralMan Nov 2019 #13

I just don't understand why a man has to be head of household csziggy Nov 2019 #14

I wasn't aware of that, actually. MineralMan Nov 2019 #15

The original IRS forms listed the first position that way, if I remember correctly csziggy Nov 2019 #16

I have done our bills since the marlakay Nov 2019 #18

We've had two credit card accounts that would only talk to my husband csziggy Nov 2019 #19

I thought so to about score marlakay Nov 2019 #20

Once a few things shake out, I may close some of the accounts csziggy Nov 2019 #21

Are you planning on cashing it? MichMan Nov 2019 #17

Sure. It will get deposited tomorrow. MineralMan Nov 2019 #23

As a former IRS employee, I can attest..... lastlib Nov 2019 #22

Many years ago, I had to set up a payment plan with the IRS. MineralMan Nov 2019 #24