You should definitely respond. The real question is this: should you hire a professional (CPA or attorney) to help you? And the answer to...

If your GF is a senior in high school, strongly advise her to finish out her education --- she'll be glad that she did.

Agree with Mr. Riedel. If you don't want to give your Social Security # (and I recommend that you NOT do that, as it is a confidential number),...

Here's a third option: do nothing. IRS is so messed up right now that the mistake may not even get noticed. And, as you say, it was an honest...

As IRA's are a creature of federal law, I would suppose you would go to federal court. However, it would be a lot cheaper and easier to just give...

Nobody on this forum can answer your question based on the information given. Take all of your tax documents to a CPA and have him/her review it....

The title company will likely issue a 1099-S to the estate. The estate will be required to file a Fiduciary Income Tax return and report the...

Your situation is way too complicated to answer in an e-mail. You need to consult an attorney who represents taxpayers with IRS problems. Find...

You should fill out the W-9 using your own Social Security #, not your mother's.

You should contact a CPA familiar with the retention --- someone in Puerto Rico would be more likely to know about this than someone in...