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We filed our state taxes about a week before April 15th through the mail. I rarely go through the mail, but since we lived in two states last year and our refund wasn’t spectacular, I didn’t want to pay turbo tax $30 to file it.
Recently I realized we hadn’t received a refund (its about $400) and I put it for direct deposit when I sent it in. I started getting panicky that they didn’t receive my taxes. (thoughts of the IRS showing up to pound in my door wanting my 1040 have been flooding my brain). In all seriousness, if it had gotten lost in the shuffle, I wanted to make sure I got on it right away.
So I did what any logical person would do, I pulled up the website to check on my taxes. The state has a link that allows you to see the status. Unfortunately (and now I know on purpose), the link wasn’t working when i clicked on it.
Hmm, weird.
So then I found a contact number and called.
Busy tone.
Busy tone.
Busy tone.
I give up and send an email. This is the email I sent:
This is the one I just got back:
H.O.L.Y. C.R.A.P.
Did they fire everyone and add 2nd graders to the pay roll too?
Should I be more shocked that they couldn’t sign it and add punctuation or that they are not refunding me MY $400.
If I didn’t pay them money I owed, I would probably be sued or garnished or owe 59% interest on it….but this is the email I get from some mismanaged state government.
I am infuriated.
Can I stop state taxes from being taken out of my husbands paycheck? Cause if they cant pay me now and cant tell me when, I don’t want to give them any more of MY Money.
~Trisha
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YOUR so right you don’t pay they add a huge penalty and tack it on daily WHERE’s your compensation? let alone your $400 BUCKs?
That is so horrible! They are so bad this year.
You must live in Georgia – it’s going around!
I can’t get over the punctuation!! Glad you saved it! Classic!!
If things keep going the way they are in Washington, DC…the same thing is going to happen with your federal return
Ok so they spent YOUR money that you overpaid and is RIGHTFULLY YOURS and that is ok? OMG!
I had not heard about that. That totally sucks! I would be flippin’ out. And the government is only getting bigger on borrowed taxpayer money. Just what we need, more inefficient, wasteful agencies filled with disgruntled clock-watching morons…can’t wait until they get a hold of health care, huh? The country will be so much better off then, I’m sure. Look at how well effective our government agencies are now.
WHAT?! that is ridiculous!!! That’s big government for you!
That is complete BS. Our government is so screwed up it’s not even funny. If you owed it to them, they would be hounding you and garnishing your wages. Maybe your site is big enough to raise a stink about it. I say it’s worth a shot! Show them bastards what ya got
I have to say I am Floored, I can not imagine that they just say.. oh sorry can’t pay you.. Where did the money go that you must of overpaid them. Wow!!!
Please be sure to let us know what happens, I can’t wait to hear it.
Go Get’em Trisha!!
oh I can’t wait to read what you end up doing. doesn’t the gov’t know not to mess with a blogger?
HOLY EVERLOVING CRAP!
One more reason to GTFO of Alabama and move back to FL, huh?
They were doing this in California for awhile, and I had the same thought – so what I I owe them but simply cannot afford to pay them? That would be okay right?
I am still wondering why that link didn’t work and nobody answered the phone…gee, do you think they don’t want to hear what people have to say about this? At least the link could have worked and told you what you had to email about.
This is a crock of S&*t…this is OUR money that we worked hard for! Maybe a good explanation next year (if you owe) is to say “sorry I cannot pay you – I was going to use the money from my refund from last year to pay you this year…but I never received it – so sorry”
I agree – I think a phone call to the local news and one of their investigative reporters might be worth a shot…if nothing else, maybe to help you find out a timeline of when you might get YOUR money.
Sorry this happened – I would be furious too.
That’s bs! I’ve never heard of them not being able to pay people their refunds! I would be contacting one of your local gov’t officials! Good luck!
OMgosh Trisha, that is just horrible! I wonder if there is anything you can do about it?!?
Oh my gosh! That is horrible.
OMG I can’t believe that. And so true, you should be able to stop them from taking from his check if you can’t get what’s owed to you… this is crazy!
I would call your local news channel.
Are you serious that is crazy, absolutely awful.
That is terrible. I would tell the news about this. We have one Local News station in Tennessee that would be all over that one. They are annoying sometimes but they do get results.
That is really annoying!