My husband and I were expecting a certain amount and we got almost a $1000 less than we were supposed to.
We have not received any letters stating that any government agency was owed money by us. I was overpaid last year for my Montgomery GI Bill, but I received a letter and knew that it was going to be deducted. This year, we had no such problem but a large amount has been deducted.
I called our bank, they said they just deposit what they get. I called the IRS and he said that the correct amount was sent out to our bank. So who the hell will know what happened to this missing money? We filed by Turbotax like we always do and everything was always smooth. What's going on this year?
My husband did the "Where's my refund" thing that is on the IRS website and it mentioned something about Tax Topic 203-Failure to Pay Child Support, Federal Non Tax and State Income Tax Obligations...
The IRS person on the phone did not mention this, and my husband does not have any other children....
2007-02-06 18:31:48 · 7 answers · asked by kiki 4 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
so child support is not valid. He does not pay state taxes(military), so that is not the issue, and to our knowledge we do not owe a Federal Non-Tax debt.....
So what can we do to find out what happened? Thanks for your help!!!!
2007-02-06 18:33:15 · update #1
Contact Financial Management Services to see if there was any offsets to either you or spouse. You mentioned an overpayment on the GI bill. That is considered a Federal debt, it may not have been cleared up. FMS can advise 1-800-304-3107.
If they show that there is no federal debt showing on either you or your spouse, call the IRS again at 1-800-829-1040
2007-02-07 00:36:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 11⤊ 0⤋
No, it doesn't affect your 2008 refund, which is whatever it would have been if there had been no stimulus package or checks. The exception is if you didn't qualify last year, but qualify based on your 2008 return, you'd receive the stimulus payment added to your refund. Unfortunately, many of the tax software designers took a short cut and calculated the stimulus into your refund for 2008 automatically, then have you subtract it back out if you got it last year. This is causing massive confusion among people who think it's being subtracted from their refunds - it's only being subtracted if it shouldn't have been there in the first place this year since you already got it last year. The number your friend saw was not what his refund would have been without the stimulus, but an interim calculcation of what he'd have gotten this year if he hadn't gotten the stimulus last year.
2016-03-29 09:05:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If either of you ever attended college you may have an outstanding federal education loan, or it may have been an error on past return that was caught. The IRS can and will bill you for errors found on past returns. If you have moved since you last filed or have another address on file with the IRS they may have sent a notice to an old address which would explain why you never knew about it.
A couple years ago we received a notice about an error on a return filed almost two years prior. Penalties and interest were assessed and we ended up owing about $1700 on a past return that actually would have netted a return had it been filed properly the first time. We paid some of it off by making monthly payments and the rest was deducted from our next year's refund. The money was deducted from our refund automatically.
2007-02-06 18:40:22 · answer #3 · answered by nismax95 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
An agent checked your work and found a discrepancy. You will have to call an IRS agent.. Unfortunately at this time of the year, you will get a lot of busy signals..
2007-02-06 18:37:31 · answer #4 · answered by BigWashSr 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Just keep calling until you get to talk to a real person. It sounds almost like a clerical error. If they were going to amend the amount you had computed on your return, they would have had to give you some notice, and probably your refund would have been delayed, not just altered.
2007-02-06 18:34:58 · answer #5 · answered by Sweet n Sour 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Your taxes weren't done right, same thing happend to a neighbor he was told he was going to get a refund and when I reviewed his income tax copies the person who did the taxes didn't do it right because he was supposed to pay $200 instead of getting back $700 as the lady told him
2007-02-07 01:07:11 · answer #6 · answered by Nita 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
You really need a qualified CPA to help you sort this out with the IRS.
2007-02-06 18:40:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋