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I am shocked, *shocked*, to find gambling on the premises. Oh, wait, my winnings... https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2017/06/26/irs-private-debt-collectors-accused-of-pressuring-taxpayers-breaking-the-law/#428eb5252aeb For those who don't like to click links, here is the first paragraph-and-a-bit from Forbes: A new law which went into effect this year directs the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to hand over some unpaid tax bills to private agencies for collections. The law was pushed through despite the failures of past privatization efforts and despite concerns about what privatization efforts might mean for taxpayers (including those recently expressed by Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration J. Russell George and National Taxpayer Advocate Nina E. Olson). It appears those concerns were not unfounded.

Wait a minute! Everyone is jumping to conclusions without considering two things. 1. If a lien had been recorded on Naveen's home, the misfiling could have occurred at the county recorder's office. 2. Tax liens do not not attach to a specific property, but to All properties in the county of filing, And to any future properties. A lien attaches to all of your assets (such as property, securities, vehicles) and to future assets acquired during the duration of the lien. Liens on business also attach to accounts receivables. The lien notice went to Naveen's address, because that was the last address of record. If the address were a PO Box it would not mean that the PO Building had a lien on it. Naveen should check with her county recorder just to be sure under whose name the lien was filed.

Change "had to" to "were supposed to" and you have it. But they didn't, they screwed up, and because it was their screw-up, they will be even more recalcitrant than usual about fixing it.

What if he was a renter at that property? Something seems out of place here. Even for the IRS, this level of stupidity is unusual. They had to check the title of the property they are putting a lien on. Tom Newark, CA

I do my best proofreading after I hit Submit

Then I'd fall on my sword and do my best begging for waivers. Absolutely.

Well, I'm not experiencing this problem either. Thankfully. I did have three partnerships that I warned by e-mail in January about the new deadline, printed their acknowledgements of the new deadline and intentions to file on time, and then I got them extensions. Got the returns done around April 1 as usual. I don't think clients filing late should count on penalty waivers. I'd say pay up and hope for a refund. If I had not known about the new deadline, or if I knew about it and failed to get them an extension, yes, I'd pay the penalty.

And then there are the clients who come in with their check already made out for the same amount they paid last year.

I assume you are joking, although your math is correct proving the most basic of economic laws. But our clients are people that we know to be good, bad, and ugly so a blanket across the board large increase would not be appropriate in our business. I do small increases for the good, more for the bad , and large increases for the ugly, hoping they will leave.