New York, NY: Little weird but I received a letter from the IRS claiming that I they had not reached a conclusion on something they were investigating but had the info I had sent them October 30. I had not sent them a thing and had no idea what the letter referred to so I called the IRS who informed me that my tax professional had sent the information in and that they could not tell me the nature of what was happening or what was sent in. I called my accountant who of course, has sent nothing in to the IRS and would never do that without seeking my permission so it has to be someone pretending to be both me and my accountant i suppose. The only other person who has had access to my tax records that have my accountants name and info on them plus my social etc...if the mother of my child who I have no direct contact with (not my choice, hers). This individual also lives in Europe and has an unfortunate history of causing huge amounts of trouble, for example, sending to threatening letters to my wife and her employers etc....
I am pretty convinced that she has pretended to be my accountant and me in order to start some sort of trouble with me and the IRS. I am a freelancer, so I suppose it is easier to create issues for people in these types of professions. I have nothing to hide and file accurate returns so I am not worried about repercussions but I am perturbed that this has even happened! I guess my question is what, if any, is the legal recourse for this sort of behavior and how do I protect myself from this in the future? Also, will the IRS out anything in place to protect me and how do I let them know that whatever the issue is she is trying to create comes from a third person and not me or my tax professional?
Thanking you in advance.
I am pretty convinced that she has pretended to be my accountant and me in order to start some sort of trouble with me and the IRS. I am a freelancer, so I suppose it is easier to create issues for people in these types of professions. I have nothing to hide and file accurate returns so I am not worried about repercussions but I am perturbed that this has even happened! I guess my question is what, if any, is the legal recourse for this sort of behavior and how do I protect myself from this in the future? Also, will the IRS out anything in place to protect me and how do I let them know that whatever the issue is she is trying to create comes from a third person and not me or my tax professional?
Thanking you in advance.