Legal Question in Tax Law in Virginia

I did not receive a W-2 statement from a church that I worked at from January to June year 2007 for my 2008 taxes. I attempted to get a statement from the church several times before filing my taxes but to no avail. Therefore, I filed my taxes right before the 4/15 deadline and estimated the wages that were paid to me. The IRS is now notifying me that this church reported me as making 3x's more than what I reported. Now I have been given a bill from the IRS because of the information that the church reported. I DID NOT receive the wages that this church has reported as paying`1 me and the IRS told me to write a letter to the church asking them to send the IRS proof that they paid me the amount that they reported. I am sure (due to a change in administration) that when I send this letter to the church they will not comply with my request. Please advise me as to what I can do if the church does not cooperate so that I am not billed for income that I did not earn? I guess to sum it up, how does one dispute reported income versus actual income when the employer is not cooperating?


Asked on 11/08/09, 7:10 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

First send the letter to the church as directed by the IRS (with a copy of the agency's letter attached).

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Answered on 11/14/09, 2:04 pm


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