The tax man cometh

It is a really, really, REALLY bad idea to be too busy to open the snail mail for more than 2 months(mistake #1). Ok, ok, ok I know that was not the only stupid thing I did(n't) do. I pay my bills online or with a CC, so I keep track of who and how much the usual people/businesses get online. Well silly me, of course the IRS doesn't have time to track me down for an audit from 2006, it will get handled when I have time (mistake #2). I was only notified of it during the spring of 2009, so they won't be after me for a while, I've got time.

WRONG!

$4400 later (short out of a monthly check of usually ~ $5K)  They have my attention. Crap, I guess I have time now to look for the data they need to verify stuff they already have access to and could check themselves....  Power of Attroney to the Tax Guy, other documents from  the District office, and CTA office and we start the re-evaluation audit process. 

3 meetings today.... more later assuming I can afford the time.....

Now I get to decide who to call first the mortgage company, or the credit cards, or the utilities.