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2005-09-21 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Heads Up: 30,000 Est.Quarterly tax forms fell into SanFran.Bay

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Posted by trailing wife 2005-09-21 16:24|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Can you post a little more of the details? Subscriber only link...

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2005-09-21 17:17|| 2005-09-21 17:17|| Front Page Top

#2 If you file Est. Quartely Tax Forms. call your accountant.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-09-21 17:23|| 2005-09-21 17:23|| Front Page Top

#3 Whew! Just checked my bank account online and my check had been cleared.

Of course, I mailed it on the 1st of Sept....

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2005-09-21 18:06|| http://www.ariellestjohndesigns.com]">[http://www.ariellestjohndesigns.com] 2005-09-21 18:06|| Front Page Top

#4 Sorry, Seafarious. Here's the whole thing:

A highway accident caused some 30,000 quarterly estimated-tax payments to the Internal Revenue Service to be dumped into San Francisco Bay, but IRS officials say affected taxpayers will suffer no collateral damage.

A truck carrying about 45,000 forms and tax payments overturned on the San Mateo Bridge on Sept. 11. IRS officials said that the checks, due Sept. 15, were being transported from a post office to an IRS lockbox. No related information about the incident has been posted on the IRS's Web site, www.irs.gov.

IRS spokesman John Lipold said the agency will issue a formal statement once its investigation is complete. He said the agency will waive all interest and penalties for taxpayers who discover that their payments failed to arrive. "We're going to work with people on good faith," Mr. Lipold said. However, the IRS is asking those who paid estimated taxes in the affected states to wait until Sept. 30 before contacting the agency on its national information line, 1-800-829-1040, to determine the status of their payments. By then, he said most of the checks that were retrieved by the agency will have cleared.

Payments from the following states were affected: Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, Virginia, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.

Posted by trailing wife 2005-09-21 18:55|| 2005-09-21 18:55|| Front Page Top

#5 A highway accident caused some 30,000 quarterly estimated-tax payments to the Internal Revenue Service to be dumped into San Francisco Bay,

...giving new meaning to laundered money?

Posted by Raj 2005-09-21 21:26|| 2005-09-21 21:26|| Front Page Top

#6 That's also why I advise clients to send all major correspondence certified mail, return receipt requested, which should be adequate proof that you sent the item in question. Keeping photocopies of what you sent to them helps, too.

Posted by Raj 2005-09-21 21:29|| 2005-09-21 21:29|| Front Page Top

#7 "Keeping photocopies..."

Which may, or may not, be presented once you know whether the records are recovered...

"Honest. I sent a bank stack of hundreds... had the wrapper with the bank stamp on it an' everything. Cross my heart."

Posted by .com 2005-09-21 21:36|| 2005-09-21 21:36|| Front Page Top

#8 Alright wise guy..... .com, is it?

Posted by IRS Proctologist">IRS Proctologist 2005-09-21 21:51|| 2005-09-21 21:51|| Front Page Top

#9 Yeah, lol. Too late, public servant - my bubble burst several years ago. Make yerself useful - get yer ass down to NO and put the hurt on those who scam the relief effort, lol.

Posted by .com 2005-09-21 21:58|| 2005-09-21 21:58|| Front Page Top

#10 That's also why I advise clients to send all major correspondence certified mail, return receipt requested,..

Wouldn't it be grand if one could, after having been contacted by the IRS about a payment THEY lost, wave the certified mail receipt in the agent's face and say, "Tough shit, buddy, but I'm not paying you twice."?

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-09-21 22:00|| 2005-09-21 22:00|| Front Page Top

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