Christopher H.
I was never informed that there is a…
I was never informed that there is a 10yr statute of limitation on back federal taxes. My dept was 14yrs old and non collectible but you took my money anyway I feel cheated. I was cheated
Response from The W Tax GroupMar 31, 2020
Mr. Hawkins, I am sorry you feel this way and I sympathize with your concern. That said, I do not think you understand the actual facts of your case. You came to us in February of 2019. You had "SFR" returns which means the IRS filed on your behalf for tax years 2006 and 2007. You are right. There is a a ten year statute of limitations. If you were not told of this, you should have and from my long experience we always do. I am not saying you are lying though. So if we did not, we are sorry. However, the 10 year statute of limitations does not go from the years the taxes were owed ie 2006 and 2007. The 10 year statute of limitations goes from when you file the return - in this case when the SFR return was filed for you by the IRS which was not until 2009 and 2010. The expiration of the statute of limitations for years 2006 and 2007 were May, 2019 and May 2020, respectively. Thus, when you came to us and you said you were being garnished by the IRS, you still had a few months left to be garnished on the 2006 debt and another YEAR and a few months for the 2007 debt. The statute of limitations had not run as you have apparently been led to believe. Please contact me at your earliest convenience so I can discuss and explain this to you further. We provided you with a 2 year payment plan to accommodate your financial situation. You are still paying for our services. I'm happy to have a discussion about those remaining payments because of your dissatisfaction. I can be reached at [email protected] or any of the telephone numbers you have from when you were an active client. I look forward to hearing from you. Thank you, Stephen A Weisberg, Principal Attorney, The W Tax Group