<prompt> Human: This is the first time in years ive done my taxes because i have finally had a job. After i did my taxes i went to a major tax preparer they told me i would be getting back 806 dollars. I waited almost a month only to get a letter yesterday saying i owed over 1000 in taxes. So Im freaking out then i call them and they tell me i didnt file for 2008 and its about the funds i had invested after my father had died and i sold our house. i had cashed those funds out after a while because i had no money no job and borderline homeless. Now the IRS is telling me i owe on taxes for all the investors and bonds my money had been in. She then tells me i have until April 27 to file for 2008 and all the contact info will be mailed to me in 10 days and if i dont i will have to pay the full amount of 16,589 dollars there was only 20,000 in the account. i have nothing as it is and now i have to find a lawyer or some help because i have no idea what im doing honestly.  <response>: I assume that what you owe is capital gains taxes on the funds that you sold in 2008. When you sold the funds, you should have received a 1099 statement from the bank which details the amount of profit you made on the sale, which is the amount that you owe taxes on. If you dont have the 1099, ask the bank to provide you with another copy. Take this and all other income documentation that you have to the people who did your taxes for this year and ask them to help you file an amended return for 2008. 