MCJ Solutions ripoff IRS Trouble Anyone out there have any 411 how I can gte proof I attended? Durham North Carolina

I am thinking that you probably did them yourself. There are many factors in determining the education credit such as total income, etc.. Perhaps you took the whole amount instead of a %. I don't really know.

If you had a professional tax preparer do them, why don't you take your IRS letter to them? I am sure they would help you straighten the matter out. It doesn't appear that you have done that which makes me think you did your taxes yourself.

I can't tell you how many times I have seen people who do their own taxes make errors. They want to save a buck by not paying someone who knows what they are doing. And then they end up with problems such as yours. This is not to say that preparers don't make mistakes because they sometimes do.

However there are some companies who stand behind their preparers work by a guarantee. For example they will pay interest and penalties if it was the preparers fault and also if you spend a few extra bucks they guarantee that the taxes are paid also IF it is found it was the preparers fault.

My suggestion to you is to always use a professional tax preparer to do your taxes. Note that I said Tax Preparer--not an Accountant. Many accountants do not keep up with tax laws or take classes like we do every year and many of them sadly don't have a clue about doing taxes.

Good luck to you. If you did them yourself go read about the education credit on the IRS website or get a Pub 17 or perhaps take classes and learn how to do taxes correctly yourself. Just remember that interest and penalties will keep accumulating until you pay them off. You can set up a payment plan with them also.

It is likely that this school does not qualify you for the credit.

i was a student of MCJ solutions around the same time you were. i wound up paying about 1000 dollars before they disappeared off the map.

they went under for some reason or another. some say that the owner skipped to mexico because he was bouncing checks. who knows?

Anyway, have you taken any exams at MCJ? if you did, get a copy of the exam report from the company you tested with ( in my case, Comptia since i tested for my a+ cert). this may help with yout IRS problem.

good luck