• First Contact -  Friday, January 30, 2009
• Power of Attorney (POA) Received - Monday, February 2, 2009
• POA Faxed to IRS - Immediately
• First IRS Contact - 5 minutes later
• Tax returns previously filed by taxpayer - 2004 - 2007
• Tax returns not filed - 2003
• Tax returns filed by IRS - 2003 showed $31,000 due
• I prepared and filed her 2003 tax return         showing $250 due including penalties and interest
• IRS released this Wage Levy on Monday, February 2, 2009
• Client agreed to full-pay her 2003 balance due of about $250

For some unknown reason, Marilyn never filed her 2003 tax return, so the IRS computer system filed it for her and computed the maximum possible tax, penalties, and interest at about $31,000. The IRS computer then levied her paycheck and she contacted me for help.

I got in touch with my IRS reps and then I replaced the IRS tax return with one that I had personally prepared. My tax return significantly lowered her taxes down to about $250.

My IRS rep agreed to release the wage levy and my client agreed to pay the $250.

So all is well in the world. At least in the Tax World for this client.