A couple of months ago, I got a letter from the IRS saying I was being audited, because my "Declared" income in 2008 was like, $18k, though they had "records indicating" $50k+. Turns out, my parents accountant for their business messed up and put that the $50k as one of MY retirement accounts. This issue has since been fixed, but it has apparently opened the door for the IRS to continue auditing me...
Just got another letter saying I owe $1000, plus +$100 penalties for my 2009 return since I couldn't prove my educational expenses.
I just logged in to my old college to look up my 1098-T form, which the 2009 form shows nothing, but the 2008 form shows the amount I declared, and in box 7 it says "Check this box if the funds declared above were used for the Jan-March 2009 year".
Now I need to call the IRS on Monday to see if box 7 means I'm covered, or if I still owe $1,000...
Gah.