Q: My mom is 72 years old and she recently went back to work she files her taxes for 2019 and she got a letter from the IRS
Stating that her and her husband owed the IRS $1600 in back taxes but the man’s name on the letter was a man that she was never dead married to and he is dead what should she do she is done all the documents all the paperwork that she had to do and send it to them and now they are refusing to talk to her
A:
She should call the taxpayer advocate and ask them for assistance. Here is a link to look up the number for the office closest to her.
https://www.irs.gov/advocate/local-taxpayer-advocate
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