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Penalties
If you fail to file a Federal tax return by the due date, you face a failure-to-file penalty if you owe taxes. That’s 5% of the balance for every month you don’t file. This penalty maxes out at 25%. If you file at least 60 days late, your minimum penalty is the lesser of $205 or 100% of your tax owed. If you don’t owe any tax, these penalties don’t apply, but you can face other issues.
No Refund
If you are due a refund, but you don’t file, you will not get the refund. The former general rule of thumb applies to federal and most states with an income tax. You have three years to file your federal return, but after that, you lose the opportunity to claim your refund.
No Losses Can Be Carried
When you have business or investment losses, the IRS allows you to carry forward those losses to offset future years’ earnings. However, you need to file a return the year the loss occurs, so the IRS knows about it. If you fail to file, you cannot carry losses forward from that year.
Potential Loss of Tax Credits
If you qualify for a tax credit like the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), you have to file a return to claim it. That is a refundable credit that puts money in your pocket. If you don’t file, you lose the tax credit.
Substitute for Return Consequences
In some cases, when you don’t file a tax return, the IRS automatically completes a substitute federal return (SFR) for you. This return contains information from W2s, 1099s, or other forms the IRS has received from your employer, your bank or other entities. Typically, the SFR only has one exemption, no dependents, and the standard deduction.
If you qualify for more than one exemption, have dependents, or itemize instead of claiming the standard deduction, an IRS-prepared SFR will show a higher tax liability than you would owe if you filed yourself. For example, if you are really due a refund, the SFR may show that you owe money to the IRS.
Statute of Limitations to Audit Never Begins
When you file your tax return, the IRS has three years to audit it. After that point, the statute of limitations kicks in, and the agency can’t audit that return. However, if the IRS generates an SFR for you, that can be audited at any time. Again, if you file, you avoid the SFR. The IRS usually waits a few years after the due date to complete the SFR.
You May Not Qualify to Include Taxes in a Bankruptcy
To qualify for both Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy, you need to be current on your tax filing obligations. In most cases, you must have filed the last two years of returns for Chapter 7 and the last four years of returns for Chapter 13.
Incarceration
Jail time is rare but possible. Under federal law, you can face up to a year in jail and up to $25,000 in fines for not filing your return. The penalties are even stricter if you commit fraud. However, you cannot go to jail just for owing taxes. You can only go to jail for not filing or for purposefully evading taxes.
Loan Complications
If you don’t file a tax return, loans are much more difficult to obtain. Generally, when you apply for a mortgage, personal loan, business loan, loan for higher education, financial institutions will want to see copies of filed tax returns.
Serious Collection Activity
If you don’t file and you owe money, the IRS could start some serious collection activities. That may include:
Tax Liens
This is when the IRS files a public document called “Notice of a Public Tax Lien.” Consequently, the taxes you owe show up on your credit report. This negatively impacts your credit.
Wage Garnishment
IRS wage garnishment takes place when the IRS contacts your employer to have wages withheld from your paycheck to satisfy an IRS tax debt.
Bank Levies
The IRS can contact financial institutions or banks you do business with to levy your bank account.
Other Types of Property Seizure
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Referred to a 3rd Party Debt Collection Company
If you owe taxes and you don’t file, eventually you may be assessed taxes. If you fail to pay taxes or come to an agreement with the IRS or with the State regarding unpaid tax liabilities, your account could be referred to a third party collection agency.
Filing your tax return is very important. Even if you can’t pay, you should always file. If you can’t file on time, you can get a six-month extension easily. Note that the tax extension is just on the tax return filing.
Whatever you do, don’t duck the IRS if they should come calling. Enlist a tax pro if you’re unsure of how to respond to an audit notice.
Advance Tax Relief offers an experienced team of tax professionals who specialize in working directly with the IRS to solve difficult tax issues for businesses as well as individuals with back taxes or other tax issues. Contact us today at 800-790-8574 for more information or to schedule a consultation.
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If you think that you may need help filing your 2017 tax return and past due tax returns, you may want to partner with a reputable tax relief company who can help you get the max refund.
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