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Bluebag Media
State tax
refund quiz off to a rocky start
GREENVILLE – “I’m not sending my personal information to them through
the mail,” said one frustrated taxpayer. “Who knows who might be
looking at it on the other end.” The Greenville resident had filed her
tax return online as she had in years past, only to find out she had to
take a test to prove she was who she said she was. She was one of the
reportedly one in 10 taxpayers who have failed the test so far.
According to the Ohio Department of Taxation, as many as half of those
filing online for a refund this year could receive a letter requiring
this test be taken.
Her two alternatives, according to the letter, were to call a toll free
number for another chance to pass the test over the phone or prepare
copies of up to seven types of information – including social security
card and driver’s license – and mail it to Columbus. “I tried calling
twice,” she said. “Both times I waited 40 minutes before hanging up.”
She said she wasn’t sending her personal information. “I’ll give up my
refund before I do that.”
State Representative Jim Buchy strongly urged taxpayers not to do that.
“It’s their money,” he said. “Keep calling. If you are unsuccessful
getting through, keep trying. If necessary file an extension so your
return isn’t late...
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