• First Contact - August 12, 2009
• Power of Attorney (POA) Received - Next day
• POA Faxed to IRS - Immediately
• First IRS Contact - 30 minutes later
• Tax returns previously filed by taxpayer - Non Filer
• Tax returns not filed - 2003 - 2008
• Tax returns filed by IRS - 2003 for $2,500 and 2004 for $10,800
• I prepared and filed tax returns for 2003 showing no tax due and for 2004 showing $4,325 due including penalties and interest. I also prepared 2005 - 2008 that showed about $27,675 due
• IRS released this Wage Levy on August 18, 2009
• This client has had a very significant decrease in her monthly income that has qualified her for Currently Non Collectible status.

Ellinor has had a run of bad luck lately.

Not only was IRS garnishing her paycheck, but she had not filed tax returns since 2002. Even with my tax returns that replaced the 2003 and 2004 returns that IRS prepared for her, she still winds up owing almost $28,000 for all years combined.

Unfortunately for me, though, it looks like I won't get paid for any of my work since I just found out that Ellinor is no longer employed by the company that had the wage levy.

I filed all of her tax returns for her and got her classified as Currently Non Collectible (CNC) and now she has no job, no income, and no ability to pay me.

This is just one of those cases that comes along with a good and bad ending. Good for Ellinor that she is now CNC; bad for me that I won't get paid.