As I said above, I received a certified letter to an old address the day after it happened. My friend who lives at the address let me know, so I haven't see the actual letter. It is entirely possible that they sent other letters there and my friend tossed them, but they weren't certified. They also didn't notify my current address.
Nor did they contact my accountant, who I've had for 20 years now and who's address is on file as my primary address for tax related issues.
It is also odd that they pulled the funds from one of my unused accounts that I just kept around for transferring money between the US and Vietnam (Citibank is in both countries and has free < 24 hour transfers) and left my primary bank account (which had the majority of my funds in it) alone.
The taxes they say I owe were during when I was living full time in Vietnam. I was still paying my US taxes during this time as well. This isn't the IRS, it is the FTB. I didn't own a business and I wasn't in California. None of this makes any sense to me.
Nor did they contact my accountant, who I've had for 20 years now and who's address is on file as my primary address for tax related issues.
It is also odd that they pulled the funds from one of my unused accounts that I just kept around for transferring money between the US and Vietnam (Citibank is in both countries and has free < 24 hour transfers) and left my primary bank account (which had the majority of my funds in it) alone.
The taxes they say I owe were during when I was living full time in Vietnam. I was still paying my US taxes during this time as well. This isn't the IRS, it is the FTB. I didn't own a business and I wasn't in California. None of this makes any sense to me.