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ing and paying as scheduled. Only after receiving a
letter indicating a TAX LEVY, was I aware of what was
going on.
I am now legally divorced from Claiborne L. Collier,
IV, and have been separated from him since 1992. While
married to Claiborne he had increased his payroll
deductions from 3 to 12 without my knowledge during the
years 1988 through 1991. I was not aware of this
deduction until after we were divorced and I began
cleaning out old files and records. Yes, I am guilty
and I feel very foolish as not to have taken a more
responsible approach with the filing of our taxes. At
the time I had no reason not to trust him with our
financial matters, not even knowing what or how much we
might get back or owe, he did keep me in the dark. I
erred in my judgment with many aspects of our marriage
and especially with our finances. I do not have any
documentation from his place of employment during those
years, nor is his former employer, Equitable Bank of
Maryland, in business any longer. I have moved several
times as our records were either lost or thrown out.
All I have are my own tax records for the years 1992 to
the current. I have legal custody of our son and have
only claimed him and myself. I now know there are many
things I was lead to believe about the marriage and our
financial obligations that were now correct.
In 1997, I should have received a $900 federal refund
for tax FYE 96. I requested that my refunds not be
applied to any back taxes with my former husband. When
I did not hear a response, I wrote asking for it to be
applied to and accepted as paid-in-full for the Tax
period: 12-31-1987. The amount owed for the year 1988
was $818.03. However, it was not credited as paid in
full. In 1998, I should have received $725 for FYE 97
again it was applied to our 1987 and 1988 tax year.
Again I wrote asking for relief of my taxes and again
it was not.
Since 1992, I have lived up to all the IRS required
agreements of filing federal taxes on time. As a
matter of fact, I’ve tried in previous years, without
success, to not have any of my tax refunds applied to
these back taxes. I submitted legal documents and the
Form 433-F to the required departments. I think it was
either lost or misplaced in your office, because when I
called to check the status, after several months of not
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