DETROIT – James Howarth is a little confused by two letters he has received from the Internal Revenue Service.

The Detroit defense lawyer received one letter in November that said he owed the IRS money — five cents.

He was warned that he should pay "to avoid additional penalty and/or interest," the Detroit Free Press reported Saturday.

Howarth says he then received a second letter telling him the government owes him money — four cents.

He was told he would have to request the refund since it's less than $1.

"When I owe them a nickel, I must pay them. It's not optional," he said. "But when they owe me, I have to ask for it."

Howarth says he's not sure if there is a connection between the two notices, or if the refund represents a recalculation of the original bill.

The perplexed lawyer says he called an IRS 800 telephone number but gave up after spending a long time on hold.

IRS spokesman Luis D. Garcia says the agency doesn't comment on individual accounts.

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Information from: Detroit Free Press, http://www.freep.com

 

fuck the IRS

 

I waited for eddie to post to post in here because I knew what his reponse would be

 

ditto

there was no doubt what he would say

 

mail them a penny in a certified envelope. ( cost of shipping will be more ) lol

 

irs is a bunch of criminals.

 

I finally got my refund from 2006 for 368 bucks last week in the mail. I was utterly surprised

 

we owed the IRS $3,000,000, but we only payed them $1,000,000. ---> gay commercial

 

If you owed the IRS 3M then your accountant fucked you...

 

I trust the devil more than the IRS