Oy vey...what a way to start a Friday the 13th... I just checked the mail that my roommate left out in the living room and found a notice from the NY State Tax Dept. that my 2006 taxes had still not been paid. While I am fairly certain that I did send in a payment, I have no check or money order stub to prove I did so, which leads me to believe that I had a total brain fart and forgot to send the payment in. That's my fault. Unfortunately, it means I had to pay out $280 when I thought that matter had already been taken care of. I just made a phone call and made a payment, making sure to write down every single bit of information possible so I don't have this problem again.
Not a pleasant surprise, I can tell you...