Red Tape

I am having a fun day, dealing with red tape.

I moved out of Quincy at almost the end of 2003.  Since Quincy never got word of that, they tried to bill me for excise tax on the van.  The first I heard of it was in early 2005 when I got a pay now or a warrant gets created notice at the Stoughton address.

On February 1, 2005 I paid $120 for the $100 bill, adding $20 because it wasn’t going to get to them before the “pay by this date or it will be $20 more” date.

I never heard from Hanson, which was the place of garaging of record for the Sentra when I lived in Quincy.  I finally got around to checking on that and clearing it up today.  Not a big deal.

However, in the process of that, I learned that I am on record as still owing Quincy!  This led me to look up when I paid it and when it cleared in the check register, and to try to find the associated paperwork or notes I took at the time.  Well, I emptied an entire box of paperwork and paper and desk supplies, so that’s good, but nothing.  I called Quincy knowing only that I allegedly still owed it per this other person, what check it was, and when it cleared.

So Quincy’s tax collector tells me of course it’s paid!  As I am about to hang up because I am all set and the other tax person was hallucinating, she tells me I need to come pay $20 to get a release, so it’s no longer on record with the registry and tax computers as unpaid.

What!?

It’s paid and credited, or it’s not.  What the fuck?  Totally new one on me.

I guess I’m going to Qunincy today.  Sadly, I have other reason to go to Quincy too, but am not really prepared to do so at the same time.  Perhaps I can wrangle that, but I don’t think I even want to try.  Heck, might be better to do it all tomorrow.

Sigh…

1. It’s time ot get the hell out of the People’s Republic, Jay. Pack up Deb and Sadie and slip across the border under cover of darkenss.

   We’ll be waiting for you on the other side of the border.....

   Posted by DCE  on  01/11  at  11:21 PM

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