‘I’m about to cry!’ Elderly Tennessee man says he’s threatened by IRS for their costly mistake

Wilson Perry Kirby is at his wits’ end, explaining that the IRS is threatening to seize his Tennessee farm.

According to the 76-year-old farmer, the IRS mistakenly sent him a $20,000 refund back in 2022 and is now charging him interest on the money, even though he immediately tried to return it — the interest is at $4,300 and growing, and the IRS is withholding his 2025 tax refund.

“I’ve tried the president, governor, mayor. They don’t mind asking you to vote for them, but when you need help you can’t get ahold of nobody,” Kirby said.

The IRS is reportedly even threatening to seize his farm, reducing Kirby to tears over the snafu, “I’ve cried… I’m about to cry now!”

The IRS is threatening to seize a Tennessee man’s farm after charging him interest on a $20,000 refund it accidentally sent him, which he immediately tried to return.

Wilson Perry Kirby, 76, says he was accidentally sent $20,000 by the IRS in 2022.

Kirby immediately tried… pic.twitter.com/1UntrdFKa4

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) July 23, 2026

Country music star John Rich caught wind of Kirby’s plight and declared on X, “Nobody is taking Mr Kirby’s farm. This is about to get HANDLED.”

Rich insisted Kirby is not paying the interest either, saying he has senators looking into it: “We’re going to figure it out… but rest assured, Mr. Kirby’s farm ain’t going anywhere!”

Nobody is taking Mr Kirby’s farm. This is about to get HANDLED.
Volume Up pic.twitter.com/AEtkBWamne

— John Rich (@johnrich) July 24, 2026

On that note, Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) posted on X that he has directed his office “to look into this and offer our assistance.”

I’ve directed my office to look into this and offer our assistance. https://t.co/01d2M8adoV

— Senator Bill Hagerty (@SenatorHagerty) July 23, 2026

And while Kirby may find relief here, how many other Americans are facing a similar situation without all the fanfare? One social media user suggested the solution is to ban the IRS — a cry you’ll never hear from the left as they push to ban ICE.

Here’s a quick sampling of responses to the story, as seen on X:

This is exactly what I mean when I say our Government is incompetent as hell with no checks or balances, but with a slap in the face, they handed out BILLIONS to Somalian fraudsters. The system is a total disaster. @POTUS @WhiteHouse @johnrich

— RecolonizeMars (@RecolonizeM) July 23, 2026

Simple solution: Abolish the IRS.

— Kevin M. Nelson (@KevinMNelsonUSA) July 23, 2026

He’s a white elderly man, so the government has no problem kicking him to the curb.

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) July 23, 2026

The Federal government bureaucracy can mobilize against this poor American farmer over their own tax mistake, but not stop billions of dollars in welfare fraud against taxpayers done by illegal aliens and immigrants.

Not ONE elected official has any time to figure it out.

— ib (@Indian_Bronson) July 23, 2026

The IRS became a Gestapo arm of the Globalist Commies. I hope one day our Tariffs and a smaller Federal government can free us from their tactics. And I still want Lois Lerner, I believe that is her name, – the one who harassed the grassroots patriot movement is convicted.

— Bayou Sef (@Margare99190021) July 24, 2026

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