On September 23, 2005, the Internal Revenue Service began sending
notices to tax payers in thirteen states that there may be a problem
with their tax payments. Here is the scoop.
Traffic School?
It seems one of the trucks carrying the payments was involved in a
traffic accident and the payments were lost. The accident actually
occurred in San Mateo, California and resulted in…wait, I have to stop
laughing. Okay. Deep breathe. The tax documents were “ejected into the
bay” and can’t be recovered! There must be a couple of great white
sharks wondering what is going on.
The payments in question are estimated tax payments made by anyone to
the San Francisco mail box for the IRS in the first few weeks of
September. Yes, the IRS uses drop mail boxes like everyone else. How
encouraging.
The little traffic snafu suffered by the IRS apparently wasn’t so
little. The service is reporting that as many as 30,000 estimated tax
payments from individuals and businesses in 13 states may have been
lost.
Who knew the IRS used monster trucks? Instead of “Grave Digger”, the
truck must have been called “Every last penny you have Digger.”
Anyway, taxpayers located in Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii,
Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, Utah, Virginia, Washington and
Wyoming may have seen there tax payments deep sixed. In a particularly
cheeky announcement, the IRS wishes to assure taxpayers that it will
help make sure the tax snafu is fixed up.
Anyone up for a dive?
Check Your Debits
If you think you might be a victim of the IRS traffic accident, just
check any estimated tax payments made to see if processing occurred. If
all else fails, rest assured the IRS will let you know if there is a
problem.
While the above article may seem like a bad Saturday Night Live skit,
it is real. I can’t wait to see the next notice from the IRS about an
agent’s dog eating 50,000 or so tax returns.
