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    Social Security Administration

    Social Security Administration

    3.8(109 reviews)
    4.2 miDowntown

    what the hell is the point of an appointment if you're just gonna get a ticket when you get there…read morelike the dmv. My appointment is at 11:30 and it's 12:30 and I still haven't been called up. What a stupid stupid useless excuse of a system. And to add everyone there seems to hate their lives like every other government building. They don't even call the numbers in order is so stupid, someone could show up after you and get called before you. In my case that's exactly what keeps happening. Stupid people and stupid systems i swear to god.

    You can't just walk in. Apparently you have to somehow make an appointment but they don't make it…read moreeasy to make an appointment. I walked in and waited 2.5 hours apparently just to "make an appointment" to come back. The appointment was 3 weeks after I initially went in. I had something come up and couldn't make the appointment- there was no feasible way to change it. It's 2025, there should be a booking website or something. I drove to the location, spent $6 on parking and waited almost 3 hours, just to have someone tell me to come back in 3 weeks of which I now have missed and don't know the best way to start this whole process over again. I'm a born citizen and just want to get my SS card replaced and it wouldn't let me do it online. Absolutely awful!

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    Social Security Administration - Probably not in his job title to help as much as he does. Answers questions. Makes sure no one missed their numbers.

    Probably not in his job title to help as much as he does. Answers questions. Makes sure no one missed their numbers.

    Social Security Administration - IMPORTANT: updated hours as of 1/27/2017

    IMPORTANT: updated hours as of 1/27/2017

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    CA Franchise Tax Board

    CA Franchise Tax Board

    2.6(35 reviews)
    1.2 miMission Valley

    I received a letter from the Franchise Tax Board stating that I did not pay my state tax that I…read moreowed, which was not true because I had made the payment for the prior physical year the month before. As a result, I went to my local bank to acquire proof of the transaction and took it down to this office. I was a walk-in and did not have an appointment, but I only had to wait for about 40 minutes for an agent to call me to the window, after I checked in. At the window, the agent told me that the reason why I received the notice was that my payment had not been posted prior to the notice being sent out. He could see in the system that in fact I did pay the taxes etc. What I don't understand is that I made the payment a month prior to the date on the notice. You would think somebody would have noticed. An electronically sent payment should be automatic. In the end, they gave me a receipt for the payment that I made earlier, but did not apologize for my inconvenience.

    THE PROBLEM: CA FTB has misapplied a tax lien for a certain…read morefemale whose last name is Johnson and SSN ends in 1373 due to her non-payment of a 2023 Tax debt ($6,517.29). This person's 2023 tax debt manifested into a tax lien on a residential property owned and occupied solely by myself and my wife who is not The tax payer who's SSN ends in 1373. We are seeking from the CA FTB an immediate release of the misapplied tax lien. BACKGROUND: Prior to me discovering on August 29 2025 that the FTB filed a tax lien on my wife and mine residential property, the CA FTB did NOT deliver to our residence of 35 years any written notice either seeking from a certain Karen L. Johnson (SSN# XXX-XX-1373) payment of a 2023 Tax debt ($6,517.29) to the CA FTB nor a written intent to file a lien against the residential property owned and occupied solely by myself and my wife. OUR EXPERIENCE: In an attempt to secure from the CA FTB an immediate release of the misapplied tax lien my wife and I have both separately and frequently sent the CA FTB messages via their web portal; attempted "chats" via their web portal; and attempted to communicated via telephone with a CA FTB representative. We left the voice messages, but no one called us back. We started "chats" only for the "chat" to be frequently and expectantly terminated. CONCUSION: Both the CA FTB messaging and chats seem to have been both designed to solely give the appearance of "doing good" for the CA tax payer. STATUS: As of today (Sept 15, 2025), this matter remains unresolved. My wife and I experience the daily emotional distress of attempting to communicate with an CA FTB human representative. Lastly, this tax lien has negatively affected both my wife and mine respective credit worthiness ratings, healthy, blood pressure, and peace of mind.

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