IRS and me

I suppose I should be grateful. The IRS has been nothing but kind to me. On November 22nd I mailed my tax return payment, thinking the deadline was the end of November. As I was placing the check and payment coupon into the envelope, though, I noticed the deadline was the 26th. Realizing the payment would be late by the time it was posted I wrote a short note asking them to forgive any interest or late fee that might be imposed.

A couple of weeks later I received a bill for the interest on my overdue tax payment. $1.12. I promptly paid it and forgot about it.

Another couple of weeks went by and I received a check from the IRS for $1.12. I deposited it in the bank.

Today I received a letter from the IRS saying that they had reversed the payment because of my good payment history but to not expect it again.

Now I wish I’d never written the note.