Flat farking broke

[figmo]

Someone sucked all the money out of my savings and checking accounts today. My E*Trade account is about to get seized by the state for back taxes they think I owe (my accountant is still working on the returns for the last three years due to discrepancies on E*Trade's part during my "day trading" days). I suspect it's the looney guy from the CA Franchise Tax Board.

I don't know what to do. How the hell am I supposed to pay bills when I can't write checks or put the funds in for the folks who are supposed to auto-suck them? Do I need a tax lawyer? Do I need a bankruptcy lawyer?

I'm terrified.

Comments

Re: well, hell

[drewkitty.livejournal.com]

Two more things:

1) Someone in the bureaucracy on YOUR side (in theory): CA has a Taxpayer Advocate program where you can get advice on what FTB is doing to you.

http://www.ftb.ca.gov/aboutFTB/taxpayer_advocate/index.html

If you are unsuccessful in your efforts to deal with FTB, immediately contact the Taxpayer Advocate and they may be able to help.

2) You cannot afford to ignore this in the hopes it will go away. You cannot afford to take the chance that important mail regarding this case is being lost or misplaced or thrown out somehow.

Everything can and will be fine IF you go take care of it and continue to follow up. If you tune out and don't follow up, "You snooze, YOU LOSE."

I'm sure you can get it all worked out. Best of luck to you on all of it.

And do drop me a private E-mail sometime when you're much less busy than you are now . . . meow

Re: well, hell

[figmo.livejournal.com]

This is just so effing frustrating. I did call the FTB yesterday, which is when I found out the guy on my case (yes, I know his name) only works 7am-5pm M-Th. Since Monday's a state holiday, I can't do a thing till 7am Tuesday, and you can bet I'll be on the phone at 7:05am that day.