Reject EF worst nightmare for april

[oceanlovin'ea]

First of all, the TP has to make sure IRS has their correct address. One new client had identity stolen in 2010. She moved and gave PO change of address. IRS rep said you have fill out the form and send to IRS to change address with them. Mail will not be forwarded. So the letter with the possible IP number never got to her. We filled out the form and I mailed it for her. I need to call again today and see if I can find out anything about her return.

Another client who had identity stolen in 2009 got the letter with IP number for this years return. I efiled and it rejected. I called software and asked them where I was supposed to put the number. She told me. I did it and refiled. It was accepted. I will check at the beginning of next week on the website and see if it says their refund is scheduled for depositing.

Having the IP number is key if there has been identity theft. But those letters go out around the end of December. If the TP doesn't get the letter then, they will have to paper file.

There was also an article in the local paper dealing with identity theft and it said that IRS does not verify name and social security numbers for a match now. That is why there was so many refunds going out that shouldn't have. People using SSN's and a different name. Not sure why that checking has stopped.

Linda, EA

[FEDUKE404]

Worth repeating

Make it a point to tell your clients that if they move, they must notify the IRS of an address change.

I frequently will fill out the form below as a courtesy, and send it to the client for signature(s)/mailing.

http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8822.pdf

No matter what they tell the Postal Service, mail from the IRS will in virtually all cases not get forwarded.

Which means the IRS will mail all correspondence to the last known (by them) address...and sometimes the people who eventually receive that mail might not be of the completely honest type.

FE