The IRS says I Now owe them $6000 plus $1900 from 2008. They admit it take time to check all Tax Returns. I have have always paid my taxes. Do they bluf you into paying taxes?

Sorry for the misspellings! I get all worked up on this subject.

I really don't like some of these comments on here. I have been unemployed and underemployed for four years. I can't get a job out there. I have been struggling to get by and then I got money from an uncle's estate. The bank misled me on the money I received and led me to believe that it was not from an IRA account. IRS is now auditing me. I thought that the tax was paid by the bank, when the bank closed his IRA and dispersed it to me. I paid the bank interest on what I received. Now I owe $20,000 plus penalties etc. to the IRS. I don't even make that in a year. Some times people have tragedies happen. Stop judging people!!

We have paid the IRS our taxes for 2007 and they don't recognize about $2000 of it. We have sent certified mail with copies of the cancelled checks and they now say they are going to put a levy against us. I can never get through when I try to call.

I pay my taxes. I don't think people who don't or can't should get any consideration. If the people don't set aside a part of their income for taxes that they know that is due then they need to pay the price with either pennalties or jail time.

I believe the recent IRS news is just a public relations campaign to help cover up all the complaints people are making about the abusive way the IRS treats tax payers. The IRS should be replaced with an organization that works for Americans.

Number one I think the IRS changes are more for business owners than individuals. For all thoughs who are still doing well in this economy! Many families that are use to one person working 60 hours plus a week have no work! Which means those who want to work can't and are hurting! Some of the other comments make me realize that many people don't know how bad many families are hurting in this economy. Anyway- We've always claimed single or married and paid in lots and got back a little. And that was fine! But 2 years ago my spouse started a business, hired a trusted relative as the office manager and the rest is history-long story short the employee didn't pay payroll taxes for over 7 months before we found out. NO JOKE with in 5 minutes of discovering the cover up we contacted the IRS, and they were no help! We owed more than we had and wanted to make it right immediatly, but 10 months later, still no field agent and lots of crap including liens etc. Finally contacted the tax payer advocate program and was assigned a field agent in less than 3 weeks and with in a month we had a settlement and a number and payment plan. After I told the agent how we contacted immediatly and the lack of response from the IRS yet the system went after us with both feet and we couldn't get any help. Off the record the agent basicly told us we were one of thousands in their 5 county area and the system is overloaded! Which I already had figured, but it sucks when your trying to fix something and you can't get any help. Don't get me wrong I don't like anyone in america not paying their fair share! The main thing I'm trying to get across with this comment is, like us they're some people that are honest and have never done anything wrong and just want to fix and make it right! I think the IRS is doing this because they probaly have more cases than they've ever had. And most have probaly lost their business due to the economy and will never be able to pay what they owe. So with out the changes the system will be beyond over load and good people will be put through unnecessary crap! I highly recommend if your waiting on a field agent to be assigned contact the taxpayer advocate program-our CPA put us in contact with them. I promise waiting will only cause more problems!

Now that we have a tax cheat running the IRS sideshow, it is about time!

Just another case of the government rewarding failure and irresponsibility. First the bailouts, now this....i wonder if i run up my credit cards, get my house into foreclosure and refuse to pay my taxes if I can get a bailout?...time to open that swiss account and play poor and dumb to get my slice of the handout....when they ask me where the money went that i sent to the swiss account, I will say i gambled it in vegas. It seems our government likes rewarding losers.

The pendulum swings again!
One year the OIC is a good idea the next it is a bad idea. A few years ago several payroll companies defrauded their customers, did not send the taxes to the IRS, but IRS demanded the money from the defrauded customers who ended up paying the money TWICE! (google FirstPay). NO Offer for them! Now the deadbeats get a break again! It's wrong. Only the bad guys get rewarded.

It seems , people that do the right thing, never get rewarded, maybe they should get a discount for filing and paying early or on time, thats an idea.

Sounds like the Fair Tax is starting to get someones attention, those who might deserve being in the unemployment line.