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Post by razy on Apr 16, 2010 15:43:10 GMT -5
Good girl!
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Post by yearning4order on Apr 16, 2010 16:46:11 GMT -5
So inspiring lady! Thank you for this, and congratulations to you!
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Post by hopehope on Apr 17, 2010 0:58:42 GMT -5
oof!
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Post by Little_Ninja on Apr 17, 2010 3:10:24 GMT -5
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Post by fluffernut - now Jannie on Apr 17, 2010 16:05:03 GMT -5
I used to work for the IRS. I know all the secrets. If you can't pay right away, you can set up a plan to pay what you owe over a period of months, ideally under 36, but thery'll accept just about anything. If all you can afford is $50 a month, tell them. The letters are scary, but if you get a live agent on the phone (that was my job) thery're pretty bice. And there's no debtors prisons in the U.S. No one goes to jail if they don't pay taxes.
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Post by houseworkhater on Apr 17, 2010 21:25:51 GMT -5
Lion, did you see my question about the statute of limitations? I need to deal with this next week with the IRS and am hoping to know. Thanks in advance!
Fluffernut, they have been very nice so far, but at this point I will never get out from under. I am really scared...
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Post by eaglesflight on Apr 17, 2010 23:28:33 GMT -5
I am so happy for you! That has to be a wonderful feeling.
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Post by CourageouslyLion SeeksSerenity on Apr 17, 2010 23:52:26 GMT -5
- Shell wrote this on the other thread, and it's true: If you need to pay and don't have it, call them to make arrangements. I know people who are paying as little as $20 a month to start. ,,id=221094,00.html?portlet=7 - |
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Post by CourageouslyLion SeeksSerenity on Apr 18, 2010 0:05:31 GMT -5
Can I ask how old the debts were that were dismissed/past the statute of limitations? Lion, did you see my question about the statute of limitations? I need to deal with this next week with the IRS and am hoping to know. Thanks in advance! To be perfectly honest, I don't know! All I know is that I walked into the IRS office, and the gentleman said that about one month prior to the date I showed up, my debts had passed the limit.And I hadn't a clue, and just happened to walk in then. Some higher power thing.  When I finally got the courage to face it, it had just gone past the limit. And I had no idea there even was any such limit.
To try to answer your question, I just now looked at the IRS website. It seems to be 10 years, which sounds about right. (Based on how old my debt was and when I came into their office -- 10 years might be right, but I'm not sure.). According to the IRS website, Usually (but not always) 10 years for collections. Usually (but not always) 3 years for refunds.  Note: they have tricky ways as to how they START the count of the years. It might be from the date you earned it, or from the date it was due, or the date you filed for the year but didn't pay, or from dates of certain correspondence. Complicated. Some things are three years, and some are six years, and some are ten years ... so I don't know. Note that deliberate fraud has no date limit. Also, if you owe huge exorbitant amounts, there is no limit. And there are other exceptions to the rule, too. After spending this time reading the IRS website, I only got more confused. I would consult a tax attorney. If you need free help, you can actually ask for a "taxpayer advocate" -- and the IRS will provide one! Read: www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p1546.pdf
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Post by mish on Apr 18, 2010 2:06:59 GMT -5
Way. To. Go. Lioness!! You defeated the tax monster! I hope you're sitting somewhere in the sun enjoying the peaceful feeling.
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Post by Chris on Apr 18, 2010 7:07:16 GMT -5
Wow  Your story is so inspiring - there are so many things I think which we dread and fear and yet are not as bad once we face them head on and are willing to deal with it. Very cool! |
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Post by def6 on Apr 18, 2010 10:57:18 GMT -5
You Go Lion! Hey you ARE Courageous!
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Post by gifted on Apr 18, 2010 12:28:07 GMT -5
Lion,
You continue to be an inspiration for us all.
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Post by houseworkhater on Apr 18, 2010 12:53:45 GMT -5
Lion - THANK YOU for researching that for me...you are too kind! I just thought you might know off the top of your head. I had always heard about the 3 years for refunds, but being self-employed, I never get those  You are so kind. I am very very happy for you, and will let you know how my quest goes! |
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Post by CourageouslyLion SeeksSerenity on Apr 26, 2010 16:24:05 GMT -5
- I had originally titled this thread to say that I'd filed taxes on time for the first time in 30 years. Then I amended it to clarify that it was the first time in 33 years that I'd filed on TIME. Now I realize that I actually filed on time LAST YEAR, also. So this is actually the second time in 33 years ... that I was on time. Interesting ... I was all caught up -- and on TIME ... last year. Yet it was still a big DRAMATIC thing to do it on time this year, too. I look at the "12 signs of compulsive debting" debtorsanonymous.org/help/signs.htmAnd I see that I still have ... #5. Difficulty in meeting basic financial or personal obligations, and/or an inordinate sense of accomplishment when such obligations are met.I no longer have the diffiulty meeting my obligations! Thank you higher power. But I do still have an "inordinate sense of accomplishment" when meeting my obligations. Yes it's good that I filed taxes on time. Yes, I should feel good about that. But ... ... my GOAL is for it to be NORMAL to pay taxes on time. No big deal. When I can do things like pay bills and taxes on time, and not bat an eyelash, then I'll know that I have a firmer grasp on recovery. This year I made big post about what a HUGE deal this was for me. And actually I'd paid them on time last year, too. So ... It's still a big deal. Not a habit yet.
I think a parallel would be ... That I would make a BIG deal out of being able to use my desqualored kitchen. This would be a HUGE milestone. Eventually, this would become normal.
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