After filing with Turbo Tax, I was never so happy to get a letter from the IRS.
My wife’s mom has let an accountant file her taxes for years. She has a simple enough return, but she has been comfortable letting a professional do her taxes, which she then mailed in through the post office. I’ve been writing about scams and staying safe online for a while now, and I thought I’d share something that happened to me recently.
This is an example of the Internal Revenue Service paying attention and trying to prevent a bad thing from happening to my mother-in-law.My wife’s mom has let an accountant file her taxes for years. She has a simple enough return, but she has been comfortable letting a professional do her taxes, which she then mailed in through the post office.Well, this year, her accountant’s office moved to a neighboring town, and she asked if I would look at her taxes.
I’m a TurboTax fan and customer. I’ve been using them for years with great success, so getting hers set up and filed took only about 30 minutes.Fast forward: We spent some time with my mother-in-law for Easter, and she mentioned getting a letter from the IRS.Turns out the IRS realized she’d not filed electronically before, and the TurboTax return I filed for her set off an alarm.
I know there are a lot of complaints about dealing with the IRS, but this time, their safeguards worked to protect my mother-in-law’s safety. This experience also demonstrates what we’ve been told about the IRS. They will not reach out to you through a text, email or phone call. They’ll initiate contact by sending you a letter in the mail., Technology reviewer. Jim Rossman is a Software System Specialist for the University of Texas at Dallas. He worked for 20 years at The Dallas Morning News and now freelances as a tech reviewer for the Business section.
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