<prompt> Human: To put this briefly, Im 17 years old, and received a letter addressed to me last night saying that in 2014 I sold property and it needs to be listed on my tax returns. I wouldve been around 14 or 15 at the time, and I dont think anyone in my family has sold any property in my name. I just got a job this month, and have no experience with taxes. Is this a mistakescam of some sort? My mom currently has the letter so I cant provide much information at the moment but thats the gist of it. I guess what Im asking is how will this affect me and how do I stop it from affecting me negatively, if it could, in the future? Hope this was the right thread to ask.Assistant: A letter from who?Without knowing everything that it says, and who it is from, no one can really tell you anything.Its probably a mistake that someone made based on you having the same or similar name to someone else, or it could be a complete scam.Human: It came from the Department of Wisconsin Revenue. Ill figure out what it says and post it in a bit.  <response>: Whenever you get a weird letter saying you owe money, a wise step is to call the organization the letter supposedly came from and verify that the letter actually came from them. Dont call the number on the letter, since if the letter is a scam theyre not going to put the actual department of revenue number. Instead, use the internet to look up the actual, correct number. Since youre 17, you should tell your parents about this and let them help you verify whether the letter is legitimate. 