Boy does this hit home. The IRS has suddenly come after me and my wife, saying we didn’t pay our 2018 taxes. We’ve been going round and round with them for MONTHS. We’ve sent copies of everything, including all the checks they cashed, yet they claim we haven’t paid for that particular year. I’m convinced it’s because we’re conservative. Aaargh.
#16 I owed $10,000 so the IRS said. I was dealing with 2 IRS women located in one state about a decade ago and I had previously set up a payment plan using the IRS website and made payments every month yet they in separate letters said I still owed the original amount. Lots of back and forth with paperwork and certified letters. I had screenshots showing the payments etc.
It took a 3rd person, a guy who was a manager in another state who said not to worry as he confirmed I was making the payments. It took maybe 9 months of back and forth to be resolved.
BTW the $10,000 is a way to get money from you quickly as hiring an attorney to fight it out would cost you more then $10,000.