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Resources:
Tax Education:
Tax
Returns
It is a criminal offense to fail to
file your tax return, but it is not a criminal offense to file
and not pay the taxes you owe. Do yourself a favor: file
the tax return. Besides triggering the statute of limitations
for both criminal and civil statutes, filing tax returns also
starts the clock running for the date your taxes can be
discharged in bankruptcy.
If you don’t file your tax
returns, the IRS may file for you, which typically is a
disaster. The IRS has a habit of not taking exemptions and deductions to
which you are entitled. Further, the IRS has a policy of
not criminally prosecuting individuals who file before the IRS
contacts them about the tax years not filed. Also, the IRS
is sometimes more compliant for voluntary filers because the
Central Service Center has not had a chance to send the
file to the local IRS office.
If you are missing information
needed to file a tax return, sometimes that information is
already in the hands of the IRS and Avantri can help you
retrieve it.
As a general rule, the IRS expects
the last six years tax returns to be filed.
There are different techniques on
how to file delinquent tax returns. Some of those techniques make liberal use of the attorney-client privilege.
Obviously, these techniques are available only to attorneys. Call us for more information about how to
file delinquent tax returns and what can be expected after you file.
For more information contact
us at taxhelp@taxdefendant.com
or
Toll Free 866-216-1930
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