But let s be real here.
What if i haven t filed taxes in years.
4 steps if you haven t filed your taxes in a while.
If the irs owes you money there s no penalty for filing your taxes late.
If you haven t filed your taxes in years here s what you need to know.
If you owed taxes for the years you haven t filed the irs has not forgotten.
My income is modest and i will likely receive a small refund for 2019 when i file.
Regardless of your reason for not filing a required return file your tax return as soon as possible.
If you need help check our website.
You haven t filed your federal income tax return for this year or previous years.
If you know you re getting money back from the government you re going to get that paperwork done and delivered.
For each year that you failed to file a tax return make sure you have your w 2 or form 1099.
I don t own a home i have no investments.
We have tools and resources available such as the interactive tax assistant ita and faqs.
You should file your returns for both tax years to make sure the irs doesn t get to keep your tax refund check.
On the other side of things if you re the one who owes money things can get very ugly very fast.
For each return that is more than 60 days past its due date they will assess a 135 minimum failure to file penalty.
The failure to file penalty also known as the delinquency penalty runs at a severe rate of 5 up to a maximum rate of 25 per month or partial.
File your taxes using the necessary forms.
I haven t filed taxes in over 10 years.