Breach Of Oral Contract, But Agreement Was Verified To The IRS

[QuestionThatNeedAnswers]

Hello,

I need to know what my rights are. When I quit my job my employer refused to pay me all of my commission/bonus that was agreed upon when I was hired. At the time he said I had no recourse because it was his word against mine. However, things have changed since the IRS got involved. I now have written documentation from the IRS that substantiates our oral agreement. My question is what is the statute of limitations for this for the state of Hawaii? Also what type of claims would it be? The amount is @$50k. Thank you for reading this post and for any help that you can provide.

[lwpat]

You need to take all of the information to an attorney and let him review your case and advise you whether you have any chance of recovery.

[PattyPA]

I agree. The IRS has no authority over contract disputes.

[QuestionThatNeedAnswers]

Hi,

Thank you for your replies. I appreciate the help.

[turbowray]

Hi,

Thank you for your replies. I appreciate the help.

I agree with the others, the IRS may be able to provide a paper trail, to help your cause, but a lawyer would be the one to tell you whether the paper trail is enough by itself. I hope it all works out for you, this is a large amount of money. Let us know how it goes, if you feel comfortable doing so, and your lawyer tells you you can, we do care!

[QuestionThatNeedAnswers]

Thanks for the support. I'll let you know what happens.

[turbowray]

Thanks for the support. I'll let you know what happens.

Anytime, just know their are prayers going out for your situation, even if you don't believe in them, at least the ones doing it believe in you. I hope the next message is, hey we got it all worked out! If not, good luck with your jobs in the future!

[PattyPA]

Again, however, I cannot figure out how the IRS has any part in this.

[QuestionThatNeedAnswers]

Hi, thanks for the replies. Sorry I didn't explain more about the IRS. My former employer issued w-2s for my salary and 1099s for my bonus income. The IRS questioned us both and deemed that the 1099 income should have been included in my w-2 wages. My former employer wrote a letter to the IRS that confirms what our oral agreement was. It was just my luck that IRS investigated and that my employer verified our agreement.