Completing Unfiled Tax Returns

Voluntarily filing your late tax return can be your best option for reducing the chances of having criminal actions taken against you. The sooner a return is filed, the less penalties and interest it will incur. Even if you cannot pay the amount owed on the late filing, it is still a better option than not filing because the IRS has many tax solutions to help people pay who cannot afford to pay at the moment. It is best to visit the File Back Taxes page that provides more detailed information on the topic.

Obtain Old W-2 and Other Tax Forms Required For Filing

In order to file your return for past years it is important that you obtain all related documents to that filing year. You need this information to report how much income you were paid in order to approximately calculate the amount of tax owed for that filing year. If these documents are lost, you can start off by contacting the company that you worked for during those years that you did not file the return. Many times the companies will still have these records, but they are not required to keep them after they meet their legal obligation of sending them to you during the tax year that they were due. If your the company does not have the information you can contact the IRS (800-829-1040) and request income information for the missing years.

When you file the old tax returns you must use the tax return form for that given year. You can go to the IRS site to get all the tax forms you need. You can also call the IRS and request that they send them to you. Another option is to use tax preparation software like turbo tax; they will have most of the old tax returns for prior years.

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Please note that this software is only for 2007, if you need older years you can contact the company directly for older versions. If you are filing many years, it is a good idea to use a tax professional to help. The average person with 3 years of unfiled returns owes about $70,000 in back taxes. A tax professional can get tax returns filed the appropriate way and set up any agreement with the IRS you may need to pay off the amount over time, or settle the taxes through an offer in compromise program for less.