Just a PSA for any that might find it useful: Talk to the IRS if you have any issues like this (not filing, under-withholding, etc.)! I know someone that had thousands of dollars in fees waived by simply writing a letter (like 3 sentences). Basically got a response that said “All these fees are waived. Just don’t do it again.”
I’ve been in a similar situation, too. Got letters saying I owed several thousand € to my healthcare provider. At some point I just stopped opening the letters.
What woke me up was an officer of the court showing up at my house with paperwork stating he could just take stuff I own and have it auctioned off to reduce my debt.
I wrote an email, and a bunch of stuff was resolved quickly. I ended up paying only 60€ in fees.
I know I’m just a random internet stranger, but I’m proud of you for sending that email. I say this as someone who has experienced similar magic in the past, but more significantly, am currently bogged down with many similar problems that are quite solvable in practice. Taking that first step when you’re so overwhelmed you just want to hide from everything is hard
Just a PSA for any that might find it useful: Talk to the IRS if you have any issues like this (not filing, under-withholding, etc.)! I know someone that had thousands of dollars in fees waived by simply writing a letter (like 3 sentences). Basically got a response that said “All these fees are waived. Just don’t do it again.”
I’ve been in a similar situation, too. Got letters saying I owed several thousand € to my healthcare provider. At some point I just stopped opening the letters.
What woke me up was an officer of the court showing up at my house with paperwork stating he could just take stuff I own and have it auctioned off to reduce my debt.
I wrote an email, and a bunch of stuff was resolved quickly. I ended up paying only 60€ in fees.
I know I’m just a random internet stranger, but I’m proud of you for sending that email. I say this as someone who has experienced similar magic in the past, but more significantly, am currently bogged down with many similar problems that are quite solvable in practice. Taking that first step when you’re so overwhelmed you just want to hide from everything is hard