In XX/XX/XXXX, I lived in California. I had never paid CA state taxes, and in fact, every year I received a refund. When I married a XXXX XXXX man, the military moved us across country in XX/XX/XXXX ; he deployed shortly thereafter. I had no idea that CA was in the process of incorrectly processing a tax return for me. Truthfully, I felt almost benevolent in that I had not yet bothered to apply for the monies I knew California would owe me. 

They assessed that I owed them {$1100.00}. Not only was their calculation incorrect, but they actually owed me {$350.00}. 

When we applied for a loan, I saw the lien on my account and immediately filed my XX/XX/XXXX taxes, requesting my refund and that the lien be removed from my credit report. The CA FTB can not remove it from my credit report, because they do not report to the credit bureaus, rather it is made public knowledge, and the bureaus access the public knowledge. I did get a letter from the FTB that stated the tax return I submitted on XXXX/XXXX/XXXX, 10 days after the lien was filed, showed a balance due of XXXX. 

It is frustrating to see that the lien shows " paid '' on my Transunion credit report, as I never paid a single dime to have it removed, because I owed them absolutely XXXX, and they owed me {$350.00}. 

XXXX shows no status at all, not paid or released, just ... nothing. 

I do not know what XXXX shows, but it likely is n't much better. 

This is an unfortunate error that is causing serious detrimental effects to my credit. I was never a tax dodging citizen as this blemish accuses, rather someone who was overwhelmed by the new responsibilities of being a XXXX wife, and thinking I had nothing to worry about, as I knew, rightfully so, that I owed no money. 

If there is anything at all that can be done to assist me in this matter, I am immensely grateful for your support and action. 
Sincerely, ( you wanted no personal identifiers, so I will say XXXX Wife )