I moved between my 2018 tax filing and the stimulus checks going out, so the first check went to my old address and I never received it. On my 2020 tax form, it asked if I had “missed” a check - yes - and did I want to apply that to my taxes due - yes. A couple months later, in July 2021, I actually got a letter from the IRS saying that my first check had “expired” and I should call them with a updated address and they’d send a new check. Well, I figured that they just hadn’t processed applying that amount to my tax debt, but assumed they would figure that out.
I tried calling...that is a joke. IF you can reach a human, they can’t do a damn thing to solve a problem.
So they keep sending me letters telling me I owe $1200, and I keep sending them photocopies of the letter they sent, which specifically says that they may apply the $1200 to a tax debt, and I say YES!!! DO THAT!! but they keep sending me letters saying I owe them $1200.
I have never had any issues with the IRS, but boy does this make me wonder about the competence of our “public servants.”
That's the truth. I tried calling about a problem a few weeks ago. After navigating through 3 or 4 different menus an announcement finally came on saying they could not take my call today and try calling another day.