ZIONSVILLE, Ind. -- Judy Birt has been stressed for months after learning her parents’ trusts owed the Internal Revenue Service nearly $500,000.

The family did not challenge the amount or ask for an extension. They wrote out checks and paid Uncle Sam the bill. They never thought the lack of a postmark on April 9 would cost them tens of thousands of dollars.

“I’m responsible for three sets of taxes. It’s frustrating. I know I mailed that before the deadline,” said Birt.

Her parents, Harold and Lois Moorma, made memories raising their family in Ohio. They were married for 53 years.

When they passed away, their children had the paperwork to handle their finances and farm.

Judy Birt and her brother oversee their parents’ trust.

There was one return for their mom’s taxes. Because they wer

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