Ginger, I suggest you call your local Taxpayer Advocate (it should be listed in your phone book under Internal Revenue Service - possibly under numbers for the Federal Government). They should be able to help you straighten out the problem. They work with the IRS, but are a separate agency that represents the taxpayer in tax misunderstandings and problems. This sounds like something that should be able to be worked out fairly easily. It sounds like someone must have made a whopper of a typo on your 1099! Your own receipts should be enough to prove that a mistake was made. Good luck! Janice In a message dated 5/27/2005 9:24:13 PM Mountain Standard Time, RihadinK9@xxxxxxx writes: Back in March I got a note from IRS telling me that they did not show that I filed a return for 2003. I responded saying their records were right... I didn't because my records showed I did not make enough money to HAVE to file. Welllllll.... I get this package today with 1040 forms, etc telling me I have 45 days to respond. So, I called them. Well, get this... the one job I had in 2003 was for Country Dog Salon as a groomer. I worked NO MORE than three months for them. It seems that they filed a 1099 for my income. The amount they filed....... $86,000.00 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! EGADS!!!!! SOMEBODY messed up!! If I OWNED the business I wouldn't have made that kind of money!! IRS is sending me a copy of that 1099. But this is utterly preposterous! I just hope the grooming shop is still in business! Ginger Cleary, Dallas, GA_ http://www.rihadin.com _ (http://www.rihadin.com/) (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pet-law/) "_http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pet-law_ (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pet-law/) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================