Red Tape Ranting: Do The People At the IRS Take Stupid Pills?

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Okay maybe some of my friends here will remember the previous red-tape bullcrap I was going through with getting a tax earned income refund check that I was entitled to. I had started a discussion about my first "lovely" time with the IRS here http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1266968.aspx The story in a nutshell, was that even though my mother is deceased, as her sole survivor and personal representative I was entitled to any tax refunds that were due her. So the IRS did send a nice refund check to me but then I was having red-tape problems trying to do anything with the check as my bank wasn't going to deposit it as on the first line of "pay to" was my name, then on the second line was "The Estate Of..(and my mother's name). Well, my mother never had a checking account, and my account is solely in my name. Well it wasn't until I got a Tax Advocate working with me, and sent a letter that yes, my bank had to honor the check and allow me to deposit it in my account since the first line of the check clearly had MY name on it...so yes, FINALLY I was able to deposit the check...yipeeee..Now that was last year. So now we come to the other tax refund check I was entitled to...after back and forth, back and forth, and sending I don't know how many forms of documentations, not to mention filling out forms (getting to be an expert in filling any kind of forms..hehe) FINALLY I got the other check yesterday...I waited nearly a whole year of straightening things out with them to get this check.....uh BIG PROBLEM--the jerks at IRS instead of having my name first, my mother's name second did it reverse...that is my mother's name is on the check first, THEN mine...I CAN'T DO anything with it....I definitely have to now send the check back as "void" explain the situation to them, and indicate they need to change how the check is made out..that is to have my name FIRST I mean really I sometimes wonder how people get jobs..especially with the IRS...I mean do they take a stupidity test and the stupider you are you get the job? ...they sure want to grab your money when you owe them, but geez...if they owe you money you're entitled to it takes forever...To say the least I'm ticked off...I sure could've used that money....Now it might be another at least two month wait to get it settled. Has anyone else had inanely stupid frustrations waiting for money YOU'RE entitled to especially with the IRS and have to go through red tape like this?