Will a prospective employer not hire me when they find out I'm repaying money to the IRS? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 24, 2009 - 9 answers

I'm earning maybe $4,000 this year, of which $2,000 is as self-employed. Do I still have to pay around $300 in taxes? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 6, 2009 - 4 answers

US Tax Filter: How do I report an asset transfer/rollover from an IRA into a 401k to the IRS so that we are not taxed for the amount? I know you are not my tax advisor. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on May 11, 2009 - 6 answers

How to handle IRS problems (failure to file, lost records, possible debt, interest and penalties) following several years of mental illness, unemployment, homelessness and physical disability). I want to clear up the mess, apply for social security, and wipe the slate clean. I have no money for lawyers, accountants, or the types who advertise on the radio. What would be the best way to sort this out. I admit I am afraid and fear that too brutal an encounter would send me underground again.
posted by anonymous on Apr 27, 2009 - 5 answers

My nonprofit did not send out 1099s. Now what? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Apr 27, 2009 - 6 answers

Married Filing Jointly - how do we correctly fill out our W4's? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Apr 8, 2009 - 5 answers

I filed my taxes online about two or three weeks ago, and completely forgot about a mutual fund I own. Or rather, I remembered it, but because I didn't take anything out of it or put anything into it, I didn't think anything of it. Of course, I forgot about the dividends. So, today I get my Form 1099-DIV from Goldman Sachs, and find that I received $71.04 in total ordinary dividends. What should I do? My taxes were filed electronically and I've already received my state refund. Should I just sit on it and if I'm questioned by the IRS, pay the $10 or whatever in extra taxes? Will I get fined a huge amount if I don't alert them now? If I do alert them, how would I go about doing that? Asking anonymously because I feel like an idiot.
posted by anonymous on Feb 19, 2009 - 8 answers

How do taxes usually work for a small part-time "independent contractor" gig? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 14, 2009 - 9 answers

Members of my immediate family have decided to decided they're going to stop paying federal income taxes. Should I be worried the IRS will come after me, even though I refuse to join their protest? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 22, 2008 - 13 answers

Should I be paying US taxes? I moved to the UK when I was 14 (1991), and have never drawn an income in the United States, don't maintain a credit card, bank account, address, etc. However, I am still a US citizen, as well as a UK resident (soon to become citizen). A (paranoid and not informed) parent is worried that I'm going to end up in prison for tax evasion. I certainly don't earn enough money that I can afford to be taxed in two countries. Any information is greatly appreciated.
posted by anonymous on Sep 8, 2008 - 12 answers

I cheated on my taxes twice. I got caught once. Will I get caught again? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 5, 2008 - 12 answers

So I've already filed my tax returns for 2007. But I won't have the money to pay my April 15th taxes until next month. How badly will this hurt me? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Apr 11, 2008 - 12 answers

How do I bust my employer for TAX FRAUD? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 7, 2008 - 18 answers

Paying US back-taxes: should I go for an installment plan or pay it all now, and pay off the credit card companies instead? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Feb 26, 2008 - 8 answers

There's a name mis-match between my social security card and my W-2. Can I still file my taxes and get a refund? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 31, 2008 - 7 answers

I haven't filed (US and NJ) taxes in... hm. Possibly ever. I'd like to fix that, but have no idea what I made and when, and how to start. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 17, 2008 - 16 answers

I'm a woman, divorced, being audited by the IRS, in some credit card debt and have problems with my rental history. Should I sell my home? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 9, 2007 - 14 answers

I'm going to marry a guy who has a lot of debt and possible trouble with the IRS. What should I know? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 28, 2007 - 23 answers

I have inadvertently ignored letters from the IRS and they have "filed a tax return for me"; the results they got are clearly absurd, and now they claim I owe them $18K. Do I have any recourse? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 12, 2007 - 14 answers

Taxes. Apparently I owe them. A lot of them. About $40,000 more than I have. And the story gets worse. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on May 22, 2007 - 19 answers

My mortgage company called me and told me that my ex-husband requested tax info regarding a mortgage on my house from 2002. Seems that my ex-husband is finally getting around to filing his tax returns for 2002-2005 and wants to use the mortgage interest and real estate taxes that I paid on his return. We separated in 2001 and divorced finally in 2003. If I call the IRS, do you think this would jeopardize me in any way? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Apr 9, 2007 - 12 answers

IRS-filter: I need a good tax lawyer in San Francisco. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 21, 2006 - 2 answers

Help me with my scary tax problem. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 4, 2006 - 12 answers

I haven't filed last year's taxes yet because I'd been told Uncle Sam didn't mind you filing late, if he owed you (I'm due a tax return, rather than owing taxes). Now, I want to file an extension on this year's taxes, without having sent in last year's. Will doing this trigger the IRS to send thugs to my house? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Apr 13, 2006 - 5 answers

How can I best avoid an IRS audit? My occupation may complicate things: I’m a professional in the adult entertainment industry with a job that is legal (but often perceived as illegal) and an entirely cash-based business. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 11, 2006 - 20 answers

Should I report my ebay sales to the IRS? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 18, 2006 - 15 answers

In 2001, my .com finally imploded in the week after September 11th, when our few remaining clients went out of business. For another couple of years the corporation continued to exist, with me as sole employee, though it was only an after-hours interest -- I've long since moved on from doing anything with this corporation. It's existed only on paper for the past two years while I've paid the IRS, out of my own pocket, some payroll taxes (941 withholdings) that my accounting errors led me to underpay. They (and I) have just noticed that I forgot to file for the Q3 2001. It seems that I paid $6,000 to employees in that final quarter, so I figure my business owes the IRS another couple of thousand dollars in taxes. Now what? I don't have a couple of thousand dollars to throw at this, and the corporation's bank account is all but empty. Can I bargain with the IRS? Will they give me any bonus points for coming forward and telling them about this? Is my moral obligation to personally pay this debt sufficient that I should just buck up and set up a payment plan? What happens if, worst case, I just shut down the corporation? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 24, 2005 - 14 answers