Detroit lawyer gets 5-cent IRS bill, 4-cent refund

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Detroit lawyer gets 5-cent IRS bill, 4-cent refund

DETROIT (AP) -- James Howarth is a little confused by two letters he has received from the Internal Revenue Service.

The Detroit defense lawyer received one letter in November that said he owed the IRS money - five cents.

He was warned that he should pay "to avoid additional penalty and/or interest," the Detroit Free Press reported Saturday.

Howarth says he then received a second letter telling him the government owes him money - four cents.

He was told he would have to request the refund since it's less than $1.

"When I owe them a nickel, I must pay them. It's not optional," he said. "But when they owe me, I have to ask for it."

Howarth says he's not sure if there is a connection between the two notices, or if the refund represents a recalculation of the original bill.

The perplexed lawyer says he called an IRS 800 telephone number but gave up after spending a long time on hold.

IRS spokesman Luis D. Garcia says the agency doesn't comment on individual accounts.
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This is definitely weird and perplexing.

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I wish my last year's IRS bill was that low!!!
 
LOL. At work, my teammate had to work a list of 1 cent debts and determine where they came from, and the irony is Australia doesn't have 1 cent in their currency, haha.
 
jillio said:
:laugh2::laugh2: Yep, that's the good ole IRS for ya!
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:lol: No kidding, Sometime I think it's just whacked!

shel90 said:
I wish my last year's IRS bill was that low!!!
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Tell me about it! I wish it was that low too, lol.

Miss-Delectable said:
LOL. At work, my teammate had to work a list of 1 cent debts and determine where they came from, and the irony is Australia doesn't have 1 cent in their currency, haha.
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That's interesting, haha. If it was not in the Australia's currency to have 1 cent, then how come the list of 1 cent debts were there in the first place? Okay, maybe I'm looking too much into this, lol.
 
Whats worse? The refund or the bill. Funny, it probably cost the IRS over $50 to send out the notice. You've got postage, paper, envelope, ink, employee's wages to calculate the refund/ under payment. Employee's wage for filing, mailing etc... Crazy! :jaw:
 
That's better than mine.
Last year I did not get any refund, and owe $100 to State, because I work / live in different state.
 
Jolie77 said:
That's interesting, haha. If it was not in the Australia's currency to have 1 cent, then how come the list of 1 cent debts were there in the first place? Okay, maybe I'm looking too much into this, lol.
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Australian 1c or 2 currency were phased out in 1990s and are cost money to make for lower value. It doesn't make sense at all!

* round down to the nearest multiple of 5 cents for sales ending in 1c, 2c, 6c, 7c
* round up to the nearest multiple of 5 cents for sales ending in 3c, 4c, 8c, 9c
* values ending in 0c or 5c remain unchanged.

I believe USA can do the same, get rid of useless 1c
 
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