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Romeo.lima333

(1,127 posts) Mon Apr 6, 2015, 01:19 PM Apr 2015

anyone getting letters from ohio requiring you take a test to prove your identity in order to [View all]

get your refund? i got one, went to the site and had to answer a few questions after that was done i was told by the website that if i filed jointly my spouse would also have to "pass" her identity test in order for the funds to be released. now why would that be unless they are hoping to keep the cash? if i "proved my id" why would my wife have to also prove it we filed jointly.is gov a-hole is turinging ohio into a grifter state?

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anyone getting letters from ohio requiring you take a test to prove your identity in order to [View all] Romeo.lima333 Apr 2015 OP

I don't live in Ohio, but this isn't a scam. It's the state trying to avoid fraud. sinkingfeeling Apr 2015 #1

Apparently scammers have actually been filing false tax returns with Ohio No Vested Interest Apr 2015 #2

yea so they say and i didnt think much about it until i read that if i filed jointly ,which i did, Romeo.lima333 Apr 2015 #3

Remember, TurboTax was hacked Maeve Apr 2015 #4

Yeah I think they are collecting more info on us more than just verifying identities. Cheese Sandwich Apr 2015 #5

i had to verify my id and so did my wife we file jointly and live together Romeo.lima333 Apr 2015 #6

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