Well, that was unexpected
I just had to call the IRS for some info from last year so I could file online. Long story short, when Detour went under, rather than sending us our W-2's, John just skipped town & stopped answering our calls. So I never filed a return, couldn't do FAFSA, didn't get my $300 in Bush payoffs, and didn't have last years income to e-sign this years taxes.
So I call the IRS for that last item, and the guy 1)gives me that info & 2) tells me I can still file for last year's return. He offers to transfer me to someone who can send me the IRS's copies of that info so I can do it. The next woman prints & sends the info while I'm on the phone with her, and suggests that I re-file my '05 taxes too, because I missed some refund there. Since there's a 3-year statute of limitations, I have to do that by April 15 this year, so she sent me the W-2's and forms for that, as well as telling me the downtown IRS office can print 'em out on demand if I go down there (in case they don't get here in time). Both folks were quite friendly, reassuring & non-confusing. I'm a little taken aback.
p.s. It does look like Detour never reported me as an employee at all, so I may be somewhat dicked on that. At least the IRS woman assured me I don't owe money & am not in trouble for that.
p.p.s She did sound kinda like the woman on the IRS tip line I called in that dream about Gabe's job (wherein I reported his old boss for tax evasion for 'petty revenge'), only less robotic.
So I call the IRS for that last item, and the guy 1)gives me that info & 2) tells me I can still file for last year's return. He offers to transfer me to someone who can send me the IRS's copies of that info so I can do it. The next woman prints & sends the info while I'm on the phone with her, and suggests that I re-file my '05 taxes too, because I missed some refund there. Since there's a 3-year statute of limitations, I have to do that by April 15 this year, so she sent me the W-2's and forms for that, as well as telling me the downtown IRS office can print 'em out on demand if I go down there (in case they don't get here in time). Both folks were quite friendly, reassuring & non-confusing. I'm a little taken aback.
p.s. It does look like Detour never reported me as an employee at all, so I may be somewhat dicked on that. At least the IRS woman assured me I don't owe money & am not in trouble for that.
p.p.s She did sound kinda like the woman on the IRS tip line I called in that dream about Gabe's job (wherein I reported his old boss for tax evasion for 'petty revenge'), only less robotic.