Back Tax Filing

Failing to file a tax return is taken very seriously by both federal and state authorities. In the case of the Internal Revenue Service, latest available statistics suggest that about seven percent or $25 billion of the total "tax gap" comes primarily from individuals not filing returns. The estimated total amount of lost revenue from... more »

Different people often have different ideas about tax relief. If you owe back taxes and you want to negotiate a lower settlement with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), you may say you are looking for tax relief. On the other hand, the IRS uses the term to mean specialized tax deductions for people who experience expenses or losses... more »

The federal estate tax is a tax on the estate of a deceased person. Along with the gift tax and generation-skipping taxes, the estate tax is part of a system of levies on wealth transfers. Relatively few Americans die with enough assets to create any estate tax liability because there is a unified credit equivalent to the tax on... more »

The personal representative of a decedent who earned income in the year prior to their death will need to file a tax return on the behalf of the deceased. If the decedent has unfiled tax returns from previous years, the personal representative may also be responsible for filing those returns. In addition to income tax returns, the IRS... more »

Tax returns are reports of your earnings that you file with the government at the end of the year. Dependents must also file taxes for any wages earned throughout the year, as outlined here. Use this article as a guide as you research tax filing requirements for dependents. more »