Posted on
May 19, 2008
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10:49 pm
My boyfriend has not filed taxes in years. We were separated for many years and he apparently just couldn't find the time to file his taxes. Now that we are no longer separated I would like to get his taxes in order, we have 3 kids and I do not want this coming back to bite us any harder than it has to. Any suggestions of where to go from here? What steps do I need to take to start dealing with his tax issues?
Posted on
May 22, 2008
at
8:27 am
There are two ways to go. One, let the IRS find you and two, contact them. By them I mean someone like a CPA who has dealt with non filers. If you go directly to the IRS, you won't be able to negotiate anything. Third party negotiators usually are required. I can pass along my experience as I was a non filer for 10 years but it wouldn't help much as each situation stands on its own. The easiest way to find help is to call CPAs in your area and ask if they can help or know of ayone who can help.
Posted on
May 29, 2008
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7:45 pm
Help from a local CPA's is okay to a point. I have gone this route and found that it's still up to me to do what's right and in a timely fashion. Procrastination is our worst enemy. Somewhere in my younger life, I was told that the tax people can't eat you so chill out. The advise was good but I'm afraid I took it too far. Ad shame to the mix and what you've got is a never ending effort to change CPA's, not answer the telephone and put off doing what's right when it's expected.
Posted on
June 6, 2008
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9:30 pm
I'm in Australia, and I'm mot sure how similar the IRS is to the Aust. Tax. Office, but I do know that the tax officers here are good people for the most part. They want to help people pay the right level of tax, they don't want to rip people off for more. I'd ring, anonomously perhaps, with a hypothetical question ( or ten!). I used to be a tax officer myself, and I know I'm a good caring person. I wasn't the onlt good and caring person there. Make the call, get the monkey off your back.
Posted on
June 8, 2008
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1:58 am
Thank you guys for this information. I am trying to talk him into doing something about this as it worries me because we have kids however during most of this we were seperated so I was claiming them on my taxes which left him with no dependents so it just seemed too much of a burden for him to deal with.
