59 Minutes with the IRS

In spite of the Covid deferred extensions, we decided to give our best to the government this year and we paid our taxes on-line on April 10.  Then we sent in our paperwork.

We got our first letter from the IRS on September 24, saying we had not paid our taxes for 2019.  They were past due with interest.

We got our second and third letters - this time both Sam and I got one - yesterday saying we had not paid our taxes for 2019.  This time, not only were they past due, we had accrued additional interest.  

I volunteered to call the IRS today - on my first day of Christmas break.  Forty-seven minutes after initially placing the call, Mr. Devage (that's a French name, in case you're wondering!) came on the line.  It took him twelve minutes to explain what had happened and to transfer our payment.  

 I did the taxes.  I was the primary.  Sam paid the taxes.  He was the secondary.  The payment went to his account, not our account, which makes little sense.  Now the payment is in our account.  The late fees are dropped.  We are in good standing with the IRS once.