Question

question 10 of 10
harold receives a letter from the internal revenue service (irs) claiming that he filed two tax returns for the same year. he contacts the irs and finds out that someone else filed a return in his name for the previous tax year. which should he not do from this point forward?
a. monitor his online irs account
b. continue to file tax returns
c. pay his taxes
d. ignore future correspondence from the irs

Explanation:

When facing tax - related identity theft (someone else filed a return in his name), monitoring the IRS account (A) helps track any further issues. Continuing to file tax returns (B) is necessary to fulfill his tax obligation. Paying taxes (C) is also a responsibility. However, ignoring future IRS correspondence (D) is bad as the IRS may have important information regarding resolving the identity - theft issue and ensuring correct tax - filing in the future.

Answer:

D. Ignore future correspondence from the IRS