http://consumerismcommentary.disqus.com/NoneenMon, 16 Apr 2007 23:32:07 -0000http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/04/15/when-the-irs-sends-the-wrong-refund/#comment-21306259<p>Wow, I have never heard of that happening before, that is a total bad beat in my books.</p><p>I guess we can thank technology for the improvements to the system. :p</p>Blain ReinkensmeyerMon, 16 Apr 2007 23:32:07 -0000http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/04/15/when-the-irs-sends-the-wrong-refund/#comment-21306258<p>I am here to tell you that it works both ways. In my 2004 return, I didn't claim a child related tax credit I was eligible for and the IRS caught my mistake. The $1000 tax credit turned my modest refund into something substantial and I had the honest folks at the IRS to thank!</p>FellowesMon, 16 Apr 2007 10:28:43 -0000http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/04/15/when-the-irs-sends-the-wrong-refund/#comment-21306257<p>If you miscalculated and paid more than you really owed (subjectively speaking since every refund is a result of paying more than you owe), would the IRS send a larger refund with a little note, or does it happily keep the cash when it discovers an error in its favor?</p>ChrisMon, 16 Apr 2007 10:00:27 -0000http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/04/15/when-the-irs-sends-the-wrong-refund/#comment-21306256<p>I would have been extremely upset to find my refund $300 short. You are fortunately that they caught the error and did not do an audit on all your records.</p>NagelMon, 16 Apr 2007 07:34:53 -0000