What do you do if a company you worked independently for file w/the IRS that they paid you when they haven’t?

Miz X asked:


A friend of mine is in a bit of a jam. He is an independent contractor and a company he worked for didn’t pay him. When they filed their taxes claimed they paid him a ridiculous sum of money (to the tune of 90k) and he is having a heck of a time proving Cheap Viagra pills to the IRS that this didn’t happen (In fact, the original agreement was for 1 or 2k I believe, but I am not sure if this was documented any where). He sent them copies of his bank statements but that wasn’t enough. At this point he is deep in debt and can’t really afford a lawyer. Is there something he can do on his own to resolve this? What proof would he need to show that he never received this money? Thanks.