[DogByte6RER]

Stupid government agencies...

The IRS pays government workers to do this kind of stuff.

[TheConservativeParty]

“We’re from the government and we’re here to help!”

[43north]

This kind of stuff happens all the time and yet people still want the government to run healthcare.

Morons.

[seowulf]

The perplexed lawyer said he called an IRS 800 telephone number but gave up after spending a long time on hold.

IRS spokesman Luis D. Garcia said the agency doesn't comment on individual accounts.

Apparently they don't even comment on individual accounts to anyone, including the account holder.

[Jackie Treehorn]

A few years ago I received a $1 bill from the IRS. Apparently I had truncated a number on the tax return and my math was off by $1. So, I mailed a check for $1 to the US Treasury. The postage was about 30% of my fine.

[driftdiver]

He’ll be getting threatening letters for the next 2 years.

[LukeL]

reminds me of when my credit card company sent me a bill for $0.00 and warned me failure to pay on time could result in severe penalties.

[ItsForTheChildren]

If he sends them the 5 cents he owes and requests the 4 cent refund he'll probably get 9 cents back (since the 5 cents was probably an error), plus interest.

Then next year he'll get a 1099 for the interest.

[millerph]

I would send both, a check for 5 cents and a request for the 4 cent refund. Imagine the paperwork it would cause the IRS.

[proxy_user]

It’s computerised. No human creates or reads these notices.

[org.whodat]

Needs to put them on ebay, someone will pay a lot of money for this stupidity!!

[SampleMan]

I’ve long wondered why companies bother to send out bills for less than the cost of the stamp. I presume that if the didn’t many people would begin underpaying by 41 cents.

[TribalPrincess2U]

“government”

there’s the problem.

[mysterio]

If it was an HOA, they would have had house foreclosed for that penny.