I am writing to report a collection agency from Houston, Texas. GC Services contacted me at the end of last year in connection with a debt they claimed I owed for approximately $200. I contacted them to inquire what the debt was for, and was told that they were collecting an old tax debt from the 2001 tax year. I had never received any news of this debt from the State of Montana, and asked them to send me some documentation, either mail or fax, to support this claim. The agent was rude and told me that she had no obligation to send me anything, and that I needed to send them the $200 plus interest. I once again explained that I was not going to send them money unless I received some verification of the debt. Once again, the agent became rude with me and told me that she would not do that and that I had better send them the money.
I contacted the Montana Department of Revenue and learned that there was indeed an underpayment from the 2001 tax year. I also found out that I had an OVERPAYMENT for the 2002 tax year. The credit should have offset the 2001 underpayment.
I have since contacted GC Services to bring this to their attention. GC Services continues to demand the money, and will not provide anything to substantiate their claim.
The following article ran in our local newspaper - supplied from the AP wire: http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php? Display=rednews/01/13/build/state/55-taxcollections.inc
Apparently there have been other complaints about their business practices.
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