Remember back in August when we found out we were being audited by the IRS? The letter said, basically:
“Dear Kim and Stew,
We reviewed your tax return and decided we want lots of money from you. Please send us all supporting documentation for every penny of deductions you claimed, OR you can pay us $12,000 and we’ll just go away.”
Through our accountant, we sent in all of the supporting documents…all of them. We just received a response:
“Dear Kim and Stew,
Thanks for your reply. We reviewed your documentation and decided that what we really want is your asses on a plate. OR you can just send $10,100 and we’ll just go away.”
If you live in Los Angeles, and you’re shopping around for an accountant, call me and I’ll tell you who NOT to hire.
Uh oh.
Uhhhhhh, how was the Rascal’s Halloween? We need pictures of the boy of steel!
(Yeah, that’s it…distract Mommy from the tax man.) Pictures of trick or treating!!! Pillowcases full of loot! Scary light shows with really loud music on street corners! Daylady’s costume – did she wear a costume? Empty grocery stores!! (my experience-because everyone is either out with the kids or at home handing out loot to the kids) Toilet paper in trees! and on and on and on.
Oh, ugh! GROSS!
Oh man doesn’t that just suck? I’m so very sorry to hear that you are getting stuck by the IRS.
And even sorrier you apparently had a not so great accountant. I always thought it was their responsibility to handle the reprecutions of an audit. Isn’t that why they have to sign the form as the preparer as well?
GOOD LUCK!
and keep us informed.
Sorry to hear about the IRS mess – really.
I hope you can find another accountant & try to battle in round two??
That Sucks!!! Well, you know what they say about karma. Maybe he’ll be a cockroach in the next life!
I once worked for a guy who got audited by the IRS. He was a finance dude, but not an accountant but thought he’d handle it himself. He took all of his documents and basically “dumped” the papers on the investigator.
I showed up for work one morning and the doors were chained up and there was this massive lock on the chain. Above that was a sign that in big letters said “NOTICE OF SEIZUER”
So I went home and went back to bed.
There is no way you will avoid a penalty or payment of some kind. The harder you work to lower the payment or even beat them, the more likely they are to be back for more next year.
IRS = Gestapo
Ouch. I am very sorry. Hope it all works out.
$10,100??? For what? Holy crap.
Yikes, Kim that sucks. Nothing to say about it but that, and you can’t even get drunk which really has to be the response to those fouls.
LEt me know if I can help
Lisa
Sorry about the crappy IRS news. And how much did you have to pay the accountant to get this lowered from $12,000 to $10,000 … $2,000???