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kickysnana

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12. Last year people filed for 5 billion dollars in other peoples names....

Reply to arcane1 (Original post)

Wed Feb 4, 2015, 12:17 AM

Feb 2015

per news last night. No chance of getting it back cause the IRS has no people or money to do it.

Well they do, but Obama has not really worried about anybody but Wall Street since he got in office so nothing changed in most cases.

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Anyone ever been asked for photos of your ID and Social Security card, when filing taxes online? [View all] arcane1 Feb 2015 OP

no, and I wouldn't provide one either notadmblnd Feb 2015 #1

This is a site I found a link to at IRS.gov! esmarttax is their name. arcane1 Feb 2015 #5

Was it an ad? Oilwellian Feb 2015 #7

Yeah, you might want to call IRS. notadmblnd Feb 2015 #8

Scam. Agschmid Feb 2015 #9

hmm. Alarm bells... pugetres Feb 2015 #11

Boo. Lefta Dissenter Feb 2015 #17

So here's irony. Daemonaquila Feb 2015 #19

Nope sharp_stick Feb 2015 #2

See post 5 n/t arcane1 Feb 2015 #6

weird....nt Jesus Malverde Feb 2015 #3

no! handmade34 Feb 2015 #4

I don't think that esmart tax is a scam, but I'd still be careful. NYC_SKP Feb 2015 #10

Yeah, I don't think they are suspicious, they just suck. arcane1 Feb 2015 #15

Last year people filed for 5 billion dollars in other peoples names.... kickysnana Feb 2015 #12

Well, if you've already submitted your return, then you've already given them your SSN. WillowTree Feb 2015 #13

What word that starts with "p" means "thinking everyone is out to get you"? arcane1 Feb 2015 #16

LOL!! Thanks for the smile! WillowTree Feb 2015 #18

**UPDATE** Fuck those people. I went to another linked site and got it all done for 12 bucks. arcane1 Feb 2015 #14

Please share a link to the better $12.00 service! NYC_SKP Feb 2015 #20

Sure! Here is my post to their Facebook page, and their response: arcane1 Feb 2015 #21

Thanks, nice! freetaxusa.com is the service to check first! NYC_SKP Feb 2015 #22

Yes. I'm an independent contractor. AtomicKitten Feb 2015 #23