# Help with incorrect tax info from the IRS
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-incorrect-tax-info-from-the-irs/613740
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [February 23, 2012, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-incorrect-tax-info-from-the-irs/613740 "2012-02-23T16:28:19Z")
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### Author:  [@Bootis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootis)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2012, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-incorrect-tax-info-from-the-irs/613740/1 "2012-02-23T16:28:19Z")
I received a letter from the IRS, saying I owe taxes from 2005. It lists w2 info submitted by my employer, however there are 2 different listings on the report from the same employer totaling twice what I would have made in that year. It is clearly the previous year’s info somehow being included in the 2005 report as well. Being young broke and stupid in those times, I didn’t file tax returns, figuring what’s the point, they take my taxes out of my check already. Of course, the employer is a giant company who doesn’t keep records past 5 years. I don’t have the records either.
I’m looking for advice where to start. The IRS says I owe $6000 including fines and interest from that year, when it should be 0.
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### Author:  [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2012, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-incorrect-tax-info-from-the-irs/613740/2 "2012-02-23T16:33:26Z")
You should start by calling the IRS, if there’s a number on the letter they sent. I’ve had to call them several times and they are quite pleasant to deal with.