What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Louisiana (Though I live in Texas.)
So, back in 2006-2007 I believe, I didn't pay about a hundred dollars in state taxes. I was young and dumb, recently divorced, and pretty dumb.
Fast forward to about 5 years ago, and I got something in the mail while I lived in Chicago about owing LA IRS to the tune of a couple thousand dollars. I couldn't afford it, and it came from a collection agency, so in my continuing stupidity I said, "Eh, it'll be gone in like seven years, screw it."
Now, I'm re-married, responsible, and not quite as dumb. (I have a house, decent credit, yadda yadda.) However, in this journey I forgot all about the Louisiana thing.
Then, Friday evening my wife calls me and informs me that out bank/savings account, the one in both our names, has been frozen and levied. There's only about 600 bucks in there (luckily my wife had just paid off some credit cards with her scholarship money from school.) But, what we had in there was for food/grocery/bills for the next two weeks.
I tried calling the IRS, but of course this was done after hours, on a Friday, and they closed at 4:20 in the afternoon. (heh.) After doing some research, we learned that what they did was illegal, in that we NEVER received a single notice of intent, and from what I understand, we should have received at least two within the last two months. We've lived at this address for a year, and if they can grab my bank account, I'm pretty certain they have my home address.
I plan on calling them in an hour when they open, but thought maybe I could grab some helpful advice before hand. If anyone's awake.
So, back in 2006-2007 I believe, I didn't pay about a hundred dollars in state taxes. I was young and dumb, recently divorced, and pretty dumb.
Fast forward to about 5 years ago, and I got something in the mail while I lived in Chicago about owing LA IRS to the tune of a couple thousand dollars. I couldn't afford it, and it came from a collection agency, so in my continuing stupidity I said, "Eh, it'll be gone in like seven years, screw it."
Now, I'm re-married, responsible, and not quite as dumb. (I have a house, decent credit, yadda yadda.) However, in this journey I forgot all about the Louisiana thing.
Then, Friday evening my wife calls me and informs me that out bank/savings account, the one in both our names, has been frozen and levied. There's only about 600 bucks in there (luckily my wife had just paid off some credit cards with her scholarship money from school.) But, what we had in there was for food/grocery/bills for the next two weeks.
I tried calling the IRS, but of course this was done after hours, on a Friday, and they closed at 4:20 in the afternoon. (heh.) After doing some research, we learned that what they did was illegal, in that we NEVER received a single notice of intent, and from what I understand, we should have received at least two within the last two months. We've lived at this address for a year, and if they can grab my bank account, I'm pretty certain they have my home address.
I plan on calling them in an hour when they open, but thought maybe I could grab some helpful advice before hand. If anyone's awake.