Hi,
This is my first post here but I am also having an issue with a state tax lien showing up on my credit report. It is for a penalty from a few years ago where the state claims I lived in a different county under a different name. I wasn't married then and I filed my state taxes and it's been a nightmare ever since. I was contacted by a collection agency a year or so ago that worked with the Attorney General's office. I sent them documentation only to keep receiving statements. I sent it to them a few times. I would respond to their voice mails only to get non returned voice mails. Then, last summer it was turned over to another collection agency that worked for the Attorney General's office. They left me a voice mail which I returned the same day. The lady that answered tried to use the scare tactic but I understand enough about the laws that I have some footing. She would not listen when I tried to explain the situation to her. She just said I had until the end of August to pay or a lien would be placed on my credit report. I never got a statement from them under almost the middle of September. I even specifically asked about a payment address during my conversation with her. Needless to say, I was told I would get a statement. This irked me since I had done what I needed to do on my end yet I kept getting the run around. I left the collection agency a couple of voice mails only to play phone tag with them. I even filed a complaint with my AG's office hoping that would get some sort of resolution. I followed up on the complaint never to hear anything back yet. This has been ongoing for several months and this year they took part of my state tax return to offfset this so called penalty that I owed. I was never informed of the tax lien that was processed back in October of last year. I came to find out about it after I pulled a credit report of mine. I got the papers from the AG's office about the release which I had to pay $30 to my local clerk of courts too. I'm wondering now if that was a mistake because I have been trying to get this cleared up from the get go. I have sent all my proof into these collection agencies and the AG's office only to get nowhere. Should I dispute with the credit bureaus with my information? I just paid last week to my clerk of courts. I also sent another letter to my AG's office but I don't know if it will due any good. Any advice on the next step? :confused:
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