I have received a "Notice of Deficiency" from IRS, for over $46,000! I did not file my taxes for the years 2013 and 2014. Hence, IRS filed my taxes for me. They filed as "married filling SEPARATELY", and didn't claim any deductions.
If the taxes are filed as "married filing jointly", and mortgage interest deduction is taken, I would not owe any back taxes. In fact, I would get a refund. Unfortunately, I did not file the return and am kicking myself for my laziness and procrastination.
So, I am guessing this involves filling 2013 & 2014 returns. My taxes are quite straightforward (salaried employee, with a house mortgage). So I don’t need help in preparing the returns since I can do so myself. But I do need help in resolving this situation with IRS and FTB. I have no clue how to go about doing that.
The notice says that I have 60 days to dispute this in Tax court. So time is of the essence.
How do I fix this? Is this simple enough to fix by myself by contacting IRS? Or would I be better off with a lawyer representing me?
If you can’t help with this, can you kindly refer me to someone who handles this kind of cases?
thanks,
Mo
If the taxes are filed as "married filing jointly", and mortgage interest deduction is taken, I would not owe any back taxes. In fact, I would get a refund. Unfortunately, I did not file the return and am kicking myself for my laziness and procrastination.
So, I am guessing this involves filling 2013 & 2014 returns. My taxes are quite straightforward (salaried employee, with a house mortgage). So I don’t need help in preparing the returns since I can do so myself. But I do need help in resolving this situation with IRS and FTB. I have no clue how to go about doing that.
The notice says that I have 60 days to dispute this in Tax court. So time is of the essence.
How do I fix this? Is this simple enough to fix by myself by contacting IRS? Or would I be better off with a lawyer representing me?
If you can’t help with this, can you kindly refer me to someone who handles this kind of cases?
thanks,
Mo