Virginia Walls says it was
supposed to be a right of passage into adulthood, "It was a training, you
know I was actually taking her with me she went with me to the accountant and I
did my taxes and she sat down to do hers and I'm explaining this is your W2,
this is the process."
Her teenage daughter had her
first taste of adulthood working at The Ohio State University and filing taxes
was her next lesson in responsibility.
"My daughter she had her
first summer job last summer and she did have a small return coming back,"
said Walls. Two days later when Walls tried to file their taxes, she found that
her daughter's identity had been stolen.
"Since she's 16 a lot of
people thought she might have been claimed as a dependent on someone's taxes
but it wasn't. She was actually the head of the household claiming dependents
herself," said Walls.
Someone had used her 16-year-olds
Social Security number to file their taxes and claim dependents. "I didn't
know where the breach was and I still don't know where the breach is,"
Walls said.
She has contacted the Federal
Trade Commission and Social Security Administration providing copies of her
daughters Social Security cards birth certificates and I.D.'s to prove that she
is who she is but Walls says she still has a long wait before she and her
daughter can cash their refund checks.
"It'll be income tax time
next year almost close to before there's some resolve to my situation."
Monday, June 17 2013 11:48 AM EDT2013-06-17 15:48:10 GMT
An OSU Veterinarian and an OSU Wexner Medical Center burn specialist have teamed up to treat Northstar, a Pennsylvania horse set on fire in September 2012.
An equine veterinarian and a burn surgeon have been working together to provide a chance at a normal life for a horse that was doused in a flammable liquid and set on fire last summer.
An equine veterinarian and a burn surgeon have been working together to provide a chance at a normal life for a horse that was doused in a flammable liquid and set on fire last summer.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 12:00 AM EDT2013-06-18 04:00:20 GMT
There's good news for most companies that provide health benefits for their employees: America's slowdown in medical costs may be turning into a trend, rather than a mere pause.
There's good news for most companies that provide health benefits for their employees: America's slowdown in medical costs may be turning into a trend, rather than a mere pause.
