I never filed my 2002 taxes, I have my WII forms that say I made 21k, at that time I owed like two hundred dollars, But then the IRS said I owed tweleve hundred dollars and my wages were garnished till I paid it off in full. I called the IRS and they said my work reported I made a little over 41k!!! and based on that they said I didn't pay enough in taxes that why I was Garnished! What should I do! If I file my taxes for 2002 with the paper work that proves I only made 21k can I get some money back! help please!
2006-09-14 06:43:59 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
A couple of things may have happened to you. Without more details from the IRS, you can only speculate. Here are a few things I have seen happen recently.
1.) Your employer may have filed a corrected W-2 for you and not voided the original.
2.) The additional wages and withholding that the IRS has for you may be with another employer where someone is using your social security number and name. I have seen this occur several times in the past five years.
In either case, you need more information from the IRS in order to proceed properly.
2006-09-14 08:13:07 · answer #1 · answered by Andreas 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need a tax attorney - ASAP.
That's the first I ever heard of a company telling the IRS an employee earned more. Any chance tips and/or bonuses were included in that.
I'm also unclear how your wages were suddenly garnished - without proper notice from the IRS. If you didn't file taxes at all, most of what you owe is penalties. You definitely need an expert to help you through the paperwork trail. Don't let anymore time go by - this could haunt your credit rating for a long time.
Good luck...
2006-09-14 13:50:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call 1-877-777-4778 and ask to talk to a taxpayer advocate and explain the situation. This taxpayer advocate's job is to work with people who have tried to resolve their issues unsuccessfully with the IRS.
If you have your W-2 form and maybe a few pay stubs to back it up, you should be able to get this resolved. If you have your final pay stub from the year showing the cumulative amounts, that could help.
There seems to be something missing though in this explanation. You'd owe more than an additional $1000 in taxes if they think you made an additional $20,000. And the IRS doesn't garnish without contacting or at least many attempts to contact the taxpayer.
2006-09-14 21:22:01 · answer #3 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can still file but you MUST have your W2's. Not sure why a 20k discrepancy in the income. You might be charged fines and penalties from the IRS, but that is still better than NOT filing.
Go see a tax lawyer if you must. He might be worth what you have to pay him to get you fixed up.
2006-09-14 13:47:19 · answer #4 · answered by mickeyg1958 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Send the IRS a copy of your W2. If you have them you can send copies of check stubs, the last one in December is best, showing that your W2 is correct. Contact the employer and ask them to file a corrected W2. Don't just send these things to the IRS though. Get someones name that is familiar with the situation and send it to them. Various suggestions.
2006-09-14 15:25:08 · answer #5 · answered by irongrama 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get your company to fix their mistake. The guy at the IRS should be able to tell you how to get it fixed.
2006-09-14 13:47:16 · answer #6 · answered by Ranto 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋