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Old 08-07-2007, 03:44 PM
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Arizona-IRS sent tax return to the wrong address

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My mother lives in Arizona and was recently contacted by an accountant is California. Apparently, one of this accountant's clients was sent my moms tax forms (her return with all her info-SS#, Account #s, ect) by mistake. Needless to say, my mom was pretty upset that all of her info was sent to the wrong address and she is concerned about identity fraud.

The California accountant said that if my mom lived in California, the IRS would liable for this and would have to pay her a fine because of their mistake. What kind of (if any) repercussions are there when the IRS sends this kind of personal tax/ID info to the wrong person/address.
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Old 08-07-2007, 03:59 PM
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None.

Despite what you were told, I'm not even sure there is any consequences to the IRS even in California.
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Wow! That's pretty scary considering all of the personal info that was sent to a random person due to the IRS' negligence.

Thanks for the quick reply!
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My mother lives in Arizona and was recently contacted by an accountant is California. Apparently, one of this accountant's clients was sent my moms tax forms (her return with all her info-SS#, Account #s, ect) by mistake. Needless to say, my mom was pretty upset that all of her info was sent to the wrong address and she is concerned about identity fraud.

The California accountant said that if my mom lived in California, the IRS would liable for this and would have to pay her a fine because of their mistake. What kind of (if any) repercussions are there when the IRS sends this kind of personal tax/ID info to the wrong person/address.
She can file a civil suit for damages. She can revover the higher of $1,000 or actual damages for each disclosure. To get punitive damages and litigation costs, you have to show that the disclosure was willful or grossly negligent.
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What damages? The forms went to a trustworthy accountant who reported the misdelivery.
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Mike, remove your link from your signature line.
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What damages? The forms went to a trustworthy accountant who reported the misdelivery.
No, the return went to the accountant's client. We know nothing about the trustworthiness of the client. Besides, the question was not, was my mom damaged? The questions was, what are the possible repercussions for the IRS?

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Mike, remove your link from your signature line in the previous post.
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Mike, you can remove the email address which advertises your site, or I can.
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Mike, you can remove the email address which advertises your site, or I can.
I removed my email address from my signature to please you. I do not deem it to be advertising. Even where attornies and CPA's are prohibited form advertising, they are allowed to post their name, address and phone number.

In frequently asked questions of this forum, it states "It is your responsibility to keep the information in your profile up-to-date. You should especially ensure that your email address is kept current." There is also a place for web address in the profile. This would lead me to conclude that the owner's of the forum contemplate that users will contact posters. Private messages are another clue. I just inserted my email address for convenience. Sorry it offended you.
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As I said, I do not view it as advertising, nor would the State Bar or State Board of Accountantcy. It does not link to my business, it is my email address. Are you saying that if someone works for Baker Botts, they cannot use an email address like "mike@bakerbotts"?
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Yes, that is what I'm saying.

Mike, advertise all you want in PMs, and elsewhere. Just not on the forum itself.
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Are you saying that I don't address stuff like this with Mary??????????????
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