IRS is evil!

[MzDiz]

I hate to say it but either you and your ex are in the wrong for claiming your children or your parents are in the wrong for claiming your children. If you are going to avoid having blame placed on your parents then you're going to have to take the blame onto yourselves. Only one of you should have been able to legally claim the children.

Both parties thought the other was wrong. It was ugly. My ex and I were never married, so I had nothing to do with the children being claimed on anything. Ironically, I was the only one in the house that didn't try to claim them. My ex was paying for health insurance and clothing and food and rent, etc., but my parents never thought we pulled our weight and thought they should be able to claim them. Believe me, it was a fight that lasted for months, even long after we moved out.
My dad got his W2 first and raced to his accountant. It was pretty underhanded and he didn't tell anyone about it until after the fact. Both were filed in the same week, my dad just got to it first.

 

[Luv'sTink]

You need to contact an IRS attorney. I was told they could only go back 3 years unless they found something then they could go back 7.

Do not, do not, do not sign or even hint to the IRS like you may be in the wrong, that could start the time over.

 

[jenr812]

Wow. Good luck with all this!!

 

[BillSears]

Both parties thought the other was wrong. It was ugly. My ex and I were never married, so I had nothing to do with the children being claimed on anything. Ironically, I was the only one in the house that didn't try to claim them. My ex was paying for health insurance and clothing and food and rent, etc., but my parents never thought we pulled our weight and thought they should be able to claim them. Believe me, it was a fight that lasted for months, even long after we moved out.
My dad got his W2 first and raced to his accountant. It was pretty underhanded and he didn't tell anyone about it until after the fact. Both were filed in the same week, my dad just got to it first.

Sorry about that I thought it was a joint return. I apologize for the mistake.

You are right that does seem pretty ugly. I does seem like your ex is trying to not bring your parents into the current mess, that is pretty nice of him. I really hope it works out for all of you in the end.

 

[PRINCESS VIJA]

YOu yourself even said the IRS is evil. I would not even waste my time going to their office. GET AN ATTORNEY!!!!

 

[CarolA]

They aren't evil, they are charged with enforcement of the law. The law was broken here and by this time with interest and penalities it's probably pretty close to $5K

You do need either a CPA who is a Tax agent or a Tax Attorney. However, if they PROMISE they can get it reduced or get you off RUN!!! Reputable professionals don't make promises they can't keep..... Someone is going to owe and the best you can hope for is that the penalities can be waived IF your ex can convince the IRS it was an honest error.

I went through this with a friend and the thing that saved him and made her the liable party was the divorce decree that gave him the right to claim the kids.

Timeliness of filing is not the deciding factor here. It would be who paid for the support.

 

[WebmasterAlex]

I am reading this different than everyone else.

They are taking her EX's paycheck not hers. He needs a lawyer, not her.
Legally he will be responsible for the child support whether her ex is having his wages taken or not. The IRS case has nothing to do with the OP
Am I missing something?

 

[mickeyfan2]

I am reading this different than everyone else.

They are taking her EX's paycheck not hers. He needs a lawyer, not her.
Legally he will be responsible for the child support whether her ex is having his wages taken or not. The IRS case has nothing to do with the OP
Am I missing something?

Yes this is how I read it now, but originally I thought they were married when they lived with the parents. She should be worried since he might not be able to pay his support. He will still owe it, but maybe able to get it lowered due to this situation.

 

[brerrabbit]

Before you get to far down the road, check out this article. I don't know the specifics of your case other than what I have read here but once again it seems that people are finding a new way to steal your money and identity, this time posing as debt collectors for the IRS.


http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/08/23/D8JMGFVG1.html

 

[belleandthebeast]

Definitely get a lawyer.

My parents had a situation w/ the IRS and after repeatedly instructing them to get an attorney, they refused to listen and paid a ton of money on interest and penalties.

They were in the wrong. My father's company had closed and they had taken money from his 401k for which they believed they had paid taxes (someone else did their taxes that year) but they did not and wound up oweing money. They acknowledge they had made a mistake and set up payments w/ the IRS. Problem is, the woman they dealt with had failed to tell my parents that of the money they had set up in a payment plan, only something like $25 was going towards the actual balance, everything else was going towards interests and penalties (they were paying $125/month, so paying $100/month in interest and penalties) in which case they would never be able to pay off what they owed. For some reason, my parents didn't catch on to this. They were very nervous and upset that this had happened in the 1st place and wanted this taken care ASAP. They would have been retired and still paying this off. Fortunately, they came across some upexpected money and paid this off ASAP. There were many times, though, I would find my Mom in tears after talking to the IRS. They are just not nice people. And, it's not like they were trying to hide or get out of a situation. They had owned up to it and were trying to make amends. Thank godness that's over.

So, the moral of the story, please take the advice of all the DISers out there and get an attorney.

 

[Luv'sTink]

If the state of Washington cannot garnish more than 50% of someone's wage and they have to wait until after the child support has been paid (which counts twords the 50%) I doubt the IRS can either. Child support supercedes any garnishment in WA state. I somehow don't think he is dealing with the IRS directly. He still needs to contact a Lawyer.

I read your original post wrong also, I thought it was you they were after.

 

[PRINCESS VIJA]

Any updates?