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Conversations before breakfast
Apr. 11th, 2005 01:54 pmI just related this to [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com] but For the Sake of Posterity, and more spleen venting:
Conversation 1:
Me: Hello, is this the University Tax Office?
Her: Yes, this is Wendy, how can I help you?
Me: Well, I have this question - on the 1098-T form that I got, it only lists one of my scholarships, and I was just wondering why I have no forms for the other fellowship I received...?
Wendy: Let me have your ID number.
Me: Okay...
Wendy: Well, we definitely sent out your 1098-T, with your tuition remittance listed on it.
Me: Yes, that's correct.
Wendy: Okay. Goodby...
Me: No! Wait! I have another fellowship! And it's not listed, and I've recieved no forms! What should I do?"
Wendy: But you've gotten your 1098-T?
Me (resisting urge to bang phone into wall and reduce it to its constituent parts): Yes! But I also have a Marshall fellowship and it's not listed!!!
Wendy: You must be mistaken.
Me (very measuredly): No. I. am. not. mistaken. You. have. given. me. this. money, and I want to know why it's not listed. So that I can report it! So that the IRS doesn't come after me with knives!
Wendy: We sent you the form.
Me: Yes, I have the form. But it's not accurate. There's a mistake.
Wendy: Well, I only do this one form. The 1098-T.
Me: That's your job? One form?
Wendy:Yes.
Me (silently): Wow.
Me: (aloud): Well, who can I speak to regarding this?
Wendy: Talk to the financial aid office. I only answer questions about 1098-T.
Me: But not very well.
*click-beep*
Conversation 2:
Me: Hello, is this the financial aid office?
Her: Yes, this is Janet, how can I help you?
Me: I receive the Marshall fellowship, but I haven't gotten any tax forms for it. What should I do?
Janet: This is the financial aid office.
Me: I know, but the tax office sent me to talk to you.
Janet: What's your ID number?
Me: Okay...
Janet: You get your money from the business office. Let me call them, and give them your address so that they can mail you the forms.
Me: Tax day is Friday, I'd prefer to just pick them up rather then entrusting them to the US Mail.
Janet: They don't see students at the 57th street office. They won't release the forms to you.
Me: They don't see students at the UNIVERSITY business office?
Janet: That's right.
Me (resigned): Of course not. Why would they? Here's my address...
Janet: Thanks, goodbye.
Conversation 3:
Janet: Hello, Ms. [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]?
Me: Yes?
Janet: The business office doesn't know anything about tax forms.
Me: ????!!!!!
Janet: You'll have to come in to the financial aid office, and we'll give you a letter.
Me: A letter? You want me to send the IRS a letter? Saying what? Where are my W-2's? What's going on? How can this be taxable if I don't get any IRS forms? What kind of scam is going on here?
Janet: See you at 4:45.
Me: !!!!!!
Conversation 4:
Me: Hello, is this the IRS anonymous tip line?
IRS: Yes.
Me: When you see the indubitable discrepancies that appear on my account, please do us all a favor and audit the ____University of ___ ____. And not me. They have more to give. Thank you.
The first 3 conversations are entirely true.
Conversation 1:
Me: Hello, is this the University Tax Office?
Her: Yes, this is Wendy, how can I help you?
Me: Well, I have this question - on the 1098-T form that I got, it only lists one of my scholarships, and I was just wondering why I have no forms for the other fellowship I received...?
Wendy: Let me have your ID number.
Me: Okay...
Wendy: Well, we definitely sent out your 1098-T, with your tuition remittance listed on it.
Me: Yes, that's correct.
Wendy: Okay. Goodby...
Me: No! Wait! I have another fellowship! And it's not listed, and I've recieved no forms! What should I do?"
Wendy: But you've gotten your 1098-T?
Me (resisting urge to bang phone into wall and reduce it to its constituent parts): Yes! But I also have a Marshall fellowship and it's not listed!!!
Wendy: You must be mistaken.
Me (very measuredly): No. I. am. not. mistaken. You. have. given. me. this. money, and I want to know why it's not listed. So that I can report it! So that the IRS doesn't come after me with knives!
Wendy: We sent you the form.
Me: Yes, I have the form. But it's not accurate. There's a mistake.
Wendy: Well, I only do this one form. The 1098-T.
Me: That's your job? One form?
Wendy:Yes.
Me (silently): Wow.
Me: (aloud): Well, who can I speak to regarding this?
Wendy: Talk to the financial aid office. I only answer questions about 1098-T.
Me: But not very well.
*click-beep*
Conversation 2:
Me: Hello, is this the financial aid office?
Her: Yes, this is Janet, how can I help you?
Me: I receive the Marshall fellowship, but I haven't gotten any tax forms for it. What should I do?
Janet: This is the financial aid office.
Me: I know, but the tax office sent me to talk to you.
Janet: What's your ID number?
Me: Okay...
Janet: You get your money from the business office. Let me call them, and give them your address so that they can mail you the forms.
Me: Tax day is Friday, I'd prefer to just pick them up rather then entrusting them to the US Mail.
Janet: They don't see students at the 57th street office. They won't release the forms to you.
Me: They don't see students at the UNIVERSITY business office?
Janet: That's right.
Me (resigned): Of course not. Why would they? Here's my address...
Janet: Thanks, goodbye.
Conversation 3:
Janet: Hello, Ms. [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]?
Me: Yes?
Janet: The business office doesn't know anything about tax forms.
Me: ????!!!!!
Janet: You'll have to come in to the financial aid office, and we'll give you a letter.
Me: A letter? You want me to send the IRS a letter? Saying what? Where are my W-2's? What's going on? How can this be taxable if I don't get any IRS forms? What kind of scam is going on here?
Janet: See you at 4:45.
Me: !!!!!!
Conversation 4:
Me: Hello, is this the IRS anonymous tip line?
IRS: Yes.
Me: When you see the indubitable discrepancies that appear on my account, please do us all a favor and audit the ____University of ___ ____. And not me. They have more to give. Thank you.
The first 3 conversations are entirely true.
