Just to keep to money matters. California Fanchise Tax Board is playing games.

I moved to Colorado for a year in 1993. In 1997, California decided I filed my taxes improperly. I was audited and did not know.

I found out about this when I applied for my mortgage. So I called the state. I find out that someone transposed one digit in my SS#. So the audit notice was sent the colorado address 4 years after I left. Becuase the SS# is the only way the FTB track you.

The $889 became $1400 over the last 10 years. I held off paying until after I closed on my condo. This was just incase the title company found it and had me pay at closing.

That did not happen. So I sent in a check. In the mean time I received another letter adding an additional $354 penalty. For what ever reason, I did not receive the letter until the 18th. The penalty must be paid by the 27th. If it does not show up, I get another penalty.

If things don't get taken care of by Devember 8th, they send it to collections and I get a lien on the lien.

This is like dealing with a loan shark.

I'll see what happens when I talk to them again in the morning.

Here is the fun part about all of this. I was not hiding from California. A have been filing taxes every year since 1987. Even though they transposed the digit, I am responsible for all this. Even if they could not read the digit due to my handwritting, there were 1099s and w-2s with the SS# correct and typed out. But I am the one responsible.

Here is the killer. If I did not talk to them for one more year, this would have all disappeared. There is a 10 year statute of limitations on these types of liens.

Nothing like a lousy landlord. I receive the check from the deposit. He charged me for normal wear and tear and transposed $17.06 to $71.06.

California law requires that anything deducted has a copy of the vendors bill or the T&M statement for work ther personel did. I received nothing from them.

Now I get to go back and forth other this issue. Then mediation through the county or small claims court.

It's the principal as much as it is the $105.00.