| Dealing with the IRS when you owe back taxes is a | | | | If you owe back taxes to Uncle Sam, it is critical that |
| fairly scary thing. The IRS realizes you do not want to | | | | you take voluntary action to resolve the problem. The |
| talk with its agents and has come up with a solution. | | | | IRS takes a much different view towards those who |
| Resolving Your Back Taxes Without Talking to the | | | | come forward versus those that hide. The IRS even |
| IRS | | | | has instituted payment plan programs to help voluntary |
| Imagine picking up the phone, calling the IRS and telling | | | | reporters resolve their issue and get back into the |
| them you have not paid taxes for a few years. In a | | | | system. The problem with these programs, however, |
| poll of the scariest scenes from movies, that has to | | | | was most taxpayers feared calling the IRS so much |
| rank right up there with the stomach scene from Alien | | | | that they didn't take advantage of them. |
| and so on. Truth be told, most people will put it off for | | | | The IRS has now implemented a new online system |
| as long as possible. Many will just stick their head in the | | | | for people that owe back taxes. Instead of speaking |
| sand and hope nothing ever comes of it. | | | | with an IRS agent, you can now go online and fill out |
| The IRS realizes it has a big, bad reputation. It likes it. If | | | | an application for a payment plan to resolve your back |
| people thought the IRS was friendly, how motivated | | | | taxes. To use the system, you must have filed all |
| would they be to actually pay their taxes? Not very! | | | | relevant tax returns, even if you couldn't pay the actual |
| While the IRS likes to maintain this reputation, it does | | | | tax. If you have not done this, you need to before |
| have a backlash impact. Taxpayers that get behind on | | | | applying online. Once you have the returns in, you will |
| their tax payments often do not move to resolve | | | | need to wait for a balance due notice from the IRS. |
| things because they fear the IRS ripping them apart if | | | | You then go online and apply. You will need the |
| they act. This, of course, means the back taxes don't | | | | balance due, your social security number, and a pin |
| get paid until the IRS takes action. It costs the IRS man | | | | number that is on the balance due notice. |
| hours it doesn't have and puts otherwise law abiding | | | | This new program is a very smart move by the IRS. |
| citizens in a worse situation. After years of | | | | Imagine resolving your tax problems without every |
| contemplating this situation, the IRS has come up with | | | | talking to anyone at the agency! To access the |
| a possible answer. | | | | program, just go to the IRS site. |