# Dear StG: You owe use $8000. Kthxbye, Love IRS

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-stg-you-owe-use-8000-kthxbye-love-irs/813957>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 11, 2018, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-stg-you-owe-use-8000-kthxbye-love-irs/813957 "2018-05-11T01:47:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2018, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-stg-you-owe-use-8000-kthxbye-love-irs/813957/21 "2018-08-31T14:46:45Z")

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> [@Shodan](#):
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> Just wait - soon you will receive a phone call from the IRS saying the local police are on their way to arrest you.

You should pickup a few prepaid debit cards from CVS, just in case.

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**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2018, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-stg-you-owe-use-8000-kthxbye-love-irs/813957/22 "2018-08-31T14:50:48Z")

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> [@jz78817](#):
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> yeah, this. People think the IRS is this big scary death star full of stormtroopers, but they’re actually _very_ easy to work with (relatively speaking) as long as you make good faith effort to work with them. They’re also perfectly able to figure out the differences between a mistake or oversight (like this) and outright fraud or evasion. they just want to get you current on what you owe/owed.

I have received notices twice from the IRS saying I owed them money (when I didn’t think I did). Both times were resolved very easily.

One time, I neglected to file my return on time (and I owed money). (Due to an injury while out of the country in April. I returned with heath issues and a lot of pain meds and spaced out the whole thing for at least two weeks.). When I called to explain, they said I had a good history and if I paid what I owed they would waive all penalties.

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**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2018, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-stg-you-owe-use-8000-kthxbye-love-irs/813957/23 "2018-08-31T15:13:38Z")

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We had the same thing happen this year. Same situation: paper check (which I was told was the only way) made out to the new plan administrator, mailed to me. My reply to the IRS notice:

1. It was correctly entered on our 1040 as a rollover,
2. It was coded as a direct rollover on the 1099-R (which their own notice confirmed), and
3. It was a fuckin’ ROLLOVER, as shown in the attached plan statement showing the deposit of however much on such-and-such date.

Their reply, which I assumed would be “oh, right! Nevermind!” instead said they’d investigate and get back to me in six weeks. Hey, no rush!

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