South Florida teacher Michelle Del Buono says she spent years saving for retirement. Now, she’s fighting to recover more than $133,000 that she says the Internal Revenue Service improperly seized from her investment account.
“It’s like a big weight on my shoulders that can’t seem to break off,” Del Buono told CBS News Miami.
Del Buono said her troubles began in September when she received a letter from the IRS after filing an amended 2024 tax return to claim a deduction she had initially overlooked. The notice stated she owed roughly $118,000 in taxes, but did not explain how the agency arrived at that figure.