One check for $250
Two checks for $125 each

Why? It was just 3 envelopes with checks in them, no explanation. Anyone else had this happen recently?

5/26/2012 3:04:18 PM

5/26/2012 4:03:47 PM

it's a tarp!

they are setting you up, man.

5/26/2012 4:11:57 PM

Did you send out for lost bonds?

5/26/2012 6:13:44 PM

No? I have no clue what they are. I took them to a bank and they said they were legit.

5/26/2012 7:52:39 PM

It's the classic government scam. Give you $500, allow enough time for you to spend it, then say it was a "mistake" and ask for it back + interest.

Put it in an interest bearing account and hope that the account has a higher rate that what they'll charge you.

Just making stuff up btw.

[Edited on May 26, 2012 at 7:59 PM. Reason : -]

5/26/2012 7:59:14 PM

Did you pass go?

5/26/2012 8:42:33 PM

5/26/2012 8:59:35 PM

Those are my tax dollars bitch

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5/26/2012 9:30:48 PM

There should be a number somewhere on what you were sent. Call em up. Document the call and go with what they ask you to do with the checks. If they hassle you later, give them the date/time you called and who you spoke with and maybe you'll have partially covered your ass.

5/26/2012 11:51:06 PM

I do that. but the only number is for the the dept of treasury in KC, Missouri

5/27/2012 2:54:40 AM

FAQ:
I received a check from Treasury and I do not know why. How can I find out why it was sent to me?

Contact the Treasury Regional Financial Center (RFC) that issued the payment to you to determine which federal agency authorized the payment.

For identification purposes, the city and state of the RFC is printed on the top center of the check.

Kansas City............(816) 414-2100
Philadelphia............(215) 516-8154
San Francisco............(510) 594-7300

5/27/2012 9:28:15 AM

Steven you are/were in the military right? Maybe its some kind of "thanks for serving this country, on Memorial Day weekend, kind sir" type thing

5/27/2012 11:04:26 AM

I'm scared to ask...........................Who did your taxes?

[Edited on May 27, 2012 at 12:07 PM. Reason : .]

5/27/2012 12:06:50 PM

Tree. I am currently. I doubt it because I am the only one I work with who got it.

Genius....HR Block

5/27/2012 1:28:55 PM

Call 800-829-1040 (IRS toll free number for individuals) on Tuesday and let them know what happened.

They may have found a mistake on one of your returns and made an adjustment which resulted in an overpayment of tax for the year. However, they do send you a letter to inform you of the adjustment before they send the refund out.

Other possibility is that it was an erroneous refund. See http://www.irs.gov/irm/part21/irm_21-004-005r.html for details. If this is the case they will ask you to send the refund back.

5/27/2012 4:56:20 PM

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5/27/2012 9:35:24 PM

Quote :

"It's the classic government scam. Give you $500, allow enough time for you to spend it, then say it was a "mistake" and ask for it back + interest."

This actually happens.

Did you owe taxes this year? Did you pay them? If you sent a check without proper paperwork/filing/etc., then they'll refund you that money and ask for it again later, with interest.

5/29/2012 9:41:49 AM

Nope, they paid me!

5/29/2012 9:54:40 AM