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A New Jersey woman has been battling the Internal Revenue Service to prove she’s still alive.

The unfortunate (không may, bất hạnh) mix-up (ẩu đả, đánh lộn, tình trạng hỗn loạn, lộn xộn) began with her mother’s death, and seven years later the situation has not been resolved (vấn đề vẫn chưa được giải quyết), causing a tax nightmare (cơn ác mộng) for the woman and her father.

As a summer camp counselor, 25-year-old Samantha Dreissig is full of energy and has an important outlook.

“Life is short. You never know when it’s gonna end,” she said.

But according to the IRS, hers ended seven years ago.

“The last actual person I had spoken to from the IRS — and I quote, ‘Wow, you’re dead all over our system,'” Dreissig said.

The morbid (không lành mạnh (đầu óc, suy nghĩ...), bệnh hoạn) mix-up began when she tried to file her taxes in 2014, the same year her mom passed away of ovarian cancer. She believes the government has them confused, even though they don’t share the same first or last name.

“They say nope, sorry, this account’s linked to a deceased (đã chết, quá cố) person,” Dreissig said.

And now this is causing problems for Dreissig’s father’s tax returns, with the IRS saying he’s trying to claim a deceased dependent (người phụ thuộc).

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