Thanks for the reply, but it was a letter. They sent one a few months ago saying I am going to be audited and have an opportunity to work a deal. Now they send me a bill and give me a couple weeks to have a "hearing" to respond. Very sad. Guilty until proven innocent is NOT the America my father and grandfather fought for in the world wars.
Seems to me you’re either JoeyB Dolezaling us or you’ve omitted pertinent info in an attempt to bash the government rather than take responsibility for your own actions.
You got a letter saying you owe $45K and only two weeks to appeal or a possible trip to the slammer. All this after a letter a “few months” earlier announcing you’re being audited and offering a deal? As one who’s run the the IRS audit gauntlet a time or two, it sounds like you didn’t do all you should have after the first letter, so now you’ve been advised of possible consequences and, to you, it’s all their fault.