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osage outlaw:
Last year, we had our taxes done by H&R Block like we do every year.  We had a lot of deductions that year.  We bought our first house and got the big credit, adopted my stepson, plus we got a lot of deductions for all of the new stuff in our house like insulation and a heat pump.  When we got our refund, it was almost $2000 more than we were expecting.  We called the IRS and told them about it.  We were instructed to send a check for the extra amount back to them with a letter explaining it, which we did.  We never heard another thing about it.  Well, this year, we had our taxes done by H&R Block again and guess what.  When we got our refund, there was that extra money again.  This was about two weeks ago.  We have been talking to H&R Block about it.  They said that there must be a mistake somewhere on the IRS end.  Today, we got a letter from the IRS telling us that we had paid to much taxes and they adjusted our refund by the extra amount.  It is basically telling us that the money is ours.  Now, we don't know what to do.  An extra $2000 would really, really come in handy right now.  But, we don't want to spend it, and then get a letter from the IRS saying they found a problem and they want their money back.  I told the wife that we should put it in a savings account and forget about it.  If they find a mistake, we can just send it back to them.  If we don't hear anything about it for a couple of years, then we can spend it.    We just don't know what to do.  Has this happened to anyone else?

Bevan R.:
Yes, I would suggest putting it into a CD or sum such. A cousin of mine had something like that happen (using direct deposit) and the gov just drafed the account for the amount they wanted.

Bevan R

mullet:
`And I'd have someone else do my taxes.

aero86:
hr block garuantees that they did it right or they pay if you get audited

deerhunter97370:
I would put it in a money market account that has at lest 10% held over the last ten years. That way if they won't there money back next year you made intrest of their money.

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