What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? Tennessee
I live in TN now, but previously in GA. Two years ago, in 2003, I received a notice from the GA DOR that stated I owe them over $1000 because I did not file GA state taxs in 1990. I thought that was rediculous because to my knowledge, I have never not filed my taxes. 2 weeks later, I received a letter from a collection agency regarding this. I called the GA DOR (and held and held and held
) and asked what in the world was going on. I asked them to send me some kind of proof that I owe this money and they said NO. I told them that I am not just going to put over $1000 in the mail just because someone asked me to. The guy I was talking to said he understood and he probably wouldn't either, but he was just following procedure. I asked him, if I truly did owe this money, why it was not withheld from my refunds the 5 years following 1990 while I still lived in GA? And, I have lived in the same place since moving to TN, so it is not like I have been hard to track down. Why would they wait this long to contact me about this. He said he did not know.
I did not hear anything else from them until this week. I received a letter from a collection agency. I called them and they were very nasty and would not discuss anything with me. They said they don't care what I did or who I talked to, when was I going to send them the money. Of course I ended up hanging up on them.
Is this legal? Can they (GA DOR and/or Collection agency) do this after this much time? Who keeps tax papers 13 years? I have nothing to prove that I did pay these taxes, but it does not make any sense why I would just skip a year, plus, wouldn't I remember it? Even if I didn't remember it, it makes no sense that they would wait this long. I do remember when I was paying GA State taxes that I never had to pay more than $100. Now they say I owe over $1000.
Can someone help me? Do I have any options?
I live in TN now, but previously in GA. Two years ago, in 2003, I received a notice from the GA DOR that stated I owe them over $1000 because I did not file GA state taxs in 1990. I thought that was rediculous because to my knowledge, I have never not filed my taxes. 2 weeks later, I received a letter from a collection agency regarding this. I called the GA DOR (and held and held and held
) and asked what in the world was going on. I asked them to send me some kind of proof that I owe this money and they said NO. I told them that I am not just going to put over $1000 in the mail just because someone asked me to. The guy I was talking to said he understood and he probably wouldn't either, but he was just following procedure. I asked him, if I truly did owe this money, why it was not withheld from my refunds the 5 years following 1990 while I still lived in GA? And, I have lived in the same place since moving to TN, so it is not like I have been hard to track down. Why would they wait this long to contact me about this. He said he did not know.I did not hear anything else from them until this week. I received a letter from a collection agency. I called them and they were very nasty and would not discuss anything with me. They said they don't care what I did or who I talked to, when was I going to send them the money. Of course I ended up hanging up on them.
Is this legal? Can they (GA DOR and/or Collection agency) do this after this much time? Who keeps tax papers 13 years? I have nothing to prove that I did pay these taxes, but it does not make any sense why I would just skip a year, plus, wouldn't I remember it? Even if I didn't remember it, it makes no sense that they would wait this long. I do remember when I was paying GA State taxes that I never had to pay more than $100. Now they say I owe over $1000.
Can someone help me? Do I have any options?