I had lost my purse 5 years ago the IRS kept my tax return this year!?

Question

The IRS had me submit info and I did so and they said they weren't satisfied it was not me! how can I work out of state and in two places at once now I have to appeal it....... has anyone had this problem?

Answer 1

contact your congressman immediately in there district office, they will have an IRS officer in the office, who can help you expedite the issue.

Answer 2

There is a taxpayer advocate who can work with you and help within the IRS. Ask for that assistance as they know the innards of the IRS very well. It may take time. The IRS lost my return one year and four or five years later started aiming my Estimated Payments at the penalties on that return, even though the return (and most my others at the time) had refunds due.
It is perfectly possible to earn money "out of state" because for example, you might be hired to work for a company in Phoenix while you live in Dallas, to represent them in Dallas and they pay you from Phoenix.
Get a copy or some or all of your credit records online (free once a year from each of the three companies) and start cleaning up the errors including bad addresses, etc. Find copies of your rent and utility bills and payments. Now that you know there was a problem starting 5 years ago, keep every thing longer than you normally would and start asking for copies to build proof.

Answer 3

It's called identity theft. Write to your Congressmen, Senators, and become relentless in contacting your attorney general, police, etc. I would suggest that you go to court and get an order of protection against all the credit bureaus, making them get a court order to release any information about you whatsoever. (I don't know that this has been tried, but since the credit reporting agencies have taken over our lives and identities and have become a quasi government body that can ruin your life without having to answer for it, I believe they should be held accountable for all abuse, misuse, and the damages caused by their failure to keep your information secure, etc.)

Get a tax attorney and get get all your past employment records. Go to each of the companies and see if anyone there recognizes you as a current or former employee. Then go to the out of state company and see if that employer recognizes you. Go armed with a police officer, an affidavit that you can have the manager sign, and a court order demanding release of all the employment documents the person has used to connect you to this.

Identity theft is the fastest growing crime in the USA and we believe that it is sponsored by organized crime and illegal alien and drug smugglers. Get all of your relatives to sign affidavits as to your residence and your identity and include a picture of yourself on the letter. Do the same with your employer and landlord and friends. Try to get a picture of the person who is using your identity in another place and then follow through. You might even consider hiring a private investigator.

Our government has failed the citizens of the United States and has been complicit in aiding and abetting identity theft by its failure to cross-match social security numbers and share information with ICE and law-enforcement when these types of issues come up. The only way we are going to fix this problem is for American Citizens to refuse to participate or give any information to the credit reporting agencies -- instead use specific creditors and their addresses and give a signed-notarized affidavit and purpose specific release of information that expires upon completion of the purpose. Additionally, we will have to keep all our papers for our lifetime in order to prove we are who we say we are.

Go on the attack with the IRS! Charge that the IRS has aided and abetted a criminal act, they have caused you harm and damage, that they've failed to ensure the truth and accuracy of the information they obtain, and as many other issues as you can. The identity theives are unscrupulous and have declared war on law-abiding citizens. We need to respond to that war and start withholding all information unless the recipient signs an agreement that it will be used only for the purpose intended and will not be released to anyone without your express written, notarized permission or a court order. Make them sign a responsibility statement. They are/will be responsible for any any unauthorized use/abuse/misuse of the information and will be required to pay damages. Be wary of all Texas Notaries and ensure that the notaries are legal.

Good luck! Additionally, if someone else is using your identity and you are having problems with the IRS because of it, you should go to the other place and file charges against the other person and file a claim in small claims court or civil court to legally seize all the assets of the other person and for damages. You might even be able to get the IRS to assist you.

I'd go one step further and try to do away with all the data gathering and credit bureaus, forcing each person to deal with their local businesses and banks and requiring date specific, purpose specific releases of information to each company that you do business with. Do not sign any release of information whatsoever -- especially these medical releases -- without making them date, person and purpose specific. We are in a war and the only way we can win is to fight for our rights to be secure in our persons, papers and possessions.