Lawyer Tries To Persuade IRS it Doesn’t Owe Him $285K
Todd Rothbard, a Santa Clara attorney, got a letter from the IRS a few weeks ago saying he miscalculated his 2019 taxes and was due more than $284,000, reports Louis Hansen in The Mercury News’ California News.
Rothbard called to his accountant and they agreed his return was correct and he was not owed any money. Rothbard tried calling the IRS for days but could not get through.
“This week, a second envelope arrived with a check for a little more than $285,000 — presumably, it included interest on the money he doesn’t think he deserves.”
“‘I’m pretty scrupulous,’ said Rothbard, who runs a busy property rights law firm with about two dozen employees. ‘There’s no way I’d miss $285,000.'”
