Can the IRS get away with it???

I am in Colorado and it seems that the LEAP program is for poor people in need. I have no clue what the heck I am right now since hte IRS left us with 15 percent of our normal income this month!
Did mention my husbnad gets paid once a month? They took the 85 percent from that! My paycheck while small woudl be welcomed right now bt it isn't coming till next week.
Thankfully today it will be warmer adn hopefully my house will rise above it's current 55 degrees.
Our stove is electric Terri. Most places out here go that way and you never really see a gas stove anymore.
Thanks for the ofer Okie.
Granny that is so awful. It proves to me that someone needs to be IN CHARGE of the IRS. They should not be allowed to have the power over us. This system is wrong and we need to be protected. We are suppose to hve rights but I gues teh IRS over rules all that.
Thank you for you advice and listening to me vent!

I too am in Colorado. PM me maybe I am close to you and can get you some food and I have a rather icky buck you can eat!
I do not have much IRS experience but I can tell you they seem to be above the law.
What I do have experience in, is having no legal access. I too was allowed to buy, build, inspect and get a CO al without it. I need $20,000-30,000 bridge to gain legal access. Through my neighbors good grace I can get to my house. Save your time and do not try to sell it. We tried without a realtor and when it gets to the Title Company you are done.
Keep fighting the nasty IRS!
Good Luck!

It's like asking a wolf to give you back the lamb he just ran off with! Get a cash job if possible and live from day to day with cash. No records (bank statements, company stubs, etc which the IRS can see) means nothing they can get you with! Perhaps you need to give up some "wants" like a computer with internet access in order to make the bills work. Kinda like the old fallen down house with a sattelite dish on top!

I don't know what kind of area you live in. Is it close to any large areas. You don't have to reveal who you are to advertise whatever skills or services you may be able to do on craigslist. It is basically online classifieds that get a lot of visitors. I know there are a lot of people on the barter and services section offering work at just cash or trade.

wont the people in YOUR CHURCH help you out around here the whole Christian community bands together to help ANY of our neighbors out...

will stopping auto deposit (if possible) of paycheck help? i would never ever do auto anything with my money!!


hate to say it but should have let the medical bills go... hospitals cant refuse treatment due to financial status, its against the law.. which would have left the money for Uncle Scam...


it all comes down to choices and consequences people....choices and consequences!

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Contact your propane company....they will tell you who to contact to get help with your propane. When I worked for a propane company I dealt with this all the time. Some of the people would really make my blood boil since they were milking every part of the system they could....I called em professional cons, all they ever did was look for someone else to pay their bills. I never minded dealing with folks that had a turn of bad luck and I helped em all I could. Heck we all experience that sort of thing. Your local company will also know if there are any churches in the area that help people out. I wouldn't feel a bit guilty about taking money from the church! They'll just use it to build another enormous church(sore spot...sorrry for the rant).
Next time you complain about your propane bill just remember.....part of every dollar that you pay goes to a fund that pays for other folks propane(yes I've screamed and hollered....didn't do any good...still had to pay it). If you have bought lots of propane throughout your life you have probably paid for the 'free' propane that you will receive.

Maremouse,

I just happened to read your post and this thread. I am absolutely stunned and horrified over this situation you have with the IRS. It sounds like you have gotten some good advice for dealing with them.

They've always scared me....I have always played fair with them, and filed every year until my husband became disabled--but I've never paid them a dime. It can be done--legally.

I hope you don't lose your house over this.

The thing of it is--the wage earners of this country (like yourself) are the ones who are holding the whole thing up. The IRS takes their money right out of your paychecks, before you even see it. And you have a heck of a time getting it back.

Our gov't is getting scarier every day.

as a Persnal Income Tax collecter in California I may shed some insight.First let me say the IRS does play hard ball but can be flexible. I must also clear up the misconception that private companies are used to collect debt. Some accounts that are deemed uncollectable or not cost effecient to pursue are handled by contract collectors. 90% are handled by gov. workers.
Quite frankly ,for reasons that seemed reasonable to you at the time, you have allowed this situation to reach this state. Did you make any installment payments before the wage garnishment was issued? Did you send in any voluntary payments? Did you follow up on conversations and check the status of your account?
To my knowledge the Irs can only garnish 50% and will agree to less per pay check if your history with them is not too bad. Sit down and divide the amount you owe by 60 . That is the figure they are likely to accept each month. They will modify the garnishment . If your debt is over 25k or you have a history of not filing or keeping promises to pay, it is a whole different ball game.
I wish you good luck and advise you contact your state tax authority before they contact you.
Pogitondo

What a nightmare of a story this is. It makes me so sad to know you are having to go through this. I know this isn't much help, but just remember, every storm has an ending.

What a depressing way to start a day. Maremouse, If it comes to this, and you have no place to stay, and can make it here you are wlecome to stay with us.

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Why not accept that $100 from Catholic Charities and get "some" propane in the tank? or purchase a few used heaters with it?

You need to get in touch with your husband's employer's payroll department, or the person that writes the checks. I don't think (but I could be wrong) that the IRS can just come in and automatically "take" the money without any notice. I do payroll for a company with over 100 employees, and I just recently dealt with my first IRS wage garnishment issue.

In the IRS Levy paperwork it states that we had to give the Employee a copy of everything and they had 3 working days to respond with their "calculations" and the number of dependents they have etc. That in part determined what we could withhold from their paycheck.

Someone mentioned asking the employer if they have not remitted those funds to the IRS yet, maybe you could get them back. That's putting your employer on the line for legal problems - they are legally obligated to follow the instructions put forth by the IRS. I agree with the other poster that although the IRS can be very intimidating, and not always right, I'm willing to bet that this didn't just come out of nowhere. That someone, somewhere did try to attempt to collect this debt previously. Ignoring them will not help, and will not make it go away.

Now, the employee I had to deal with was able to get an attorney and although it took a couple months she was able to get the Levy released (it was her ex's). I have no idea if she will ever get her money back that was withheld.

I'm sorry that you are in this situation, and I hope that you can find some help in your community to meet your immediate needs, I really do. Good luck, and let us know what happens.

Linda *knows* what she is talking about. Take her advice first!

On the GOOD side, it is now 62 degrees in Eastern Kansas. It is spring. In MOST parts of the country, running the electric stove might now be enough heat.

So, now it is just the IRS and those checks that must be dealt with!

Please don't be offended by what I'm going to say, Maremouse...

You must always pay Uncle Sam, aka the IRS, first! Paying the medical bill first was just plain wrong. Unless they wouldn't let you take your child out of the hospital without paying cash, I wouldn't have paid. Hospitals/doctors probably dont like it, but they're used to getting paid on payment plans. Hospitals/doctors can't take away your livelihood, like the IRS can.

I know lots of people who are paying 10 or 20$/month, for the rest of their lives, paying off exorbitant medical expenses. As long as they make regular payments, they're fine.

Don't pay the IRS and they get mean.

Next time you have a medical emergency with the kids, you might try what a relative did... white lies! Declared that the husband had separated and there weren't any funds coming in, and Social Services helped out.

Good luck dear, it's gonna be a rough coupla months ahead for you. My advice is worthless for the past, but may come in handy for the future.

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