Category: Taxes for Prior Years

“If you can fool the IRS, I might as well let you fool me.” -Anonymous Whenever you borrow lots of money, enter a new lease, or possibly need a general credit check, someone is likely to ask you for your tax return for previous years. Why? Because tax returns for past years offer a wealth […]

If you’re worried about getting hit with high interest rates and penalties, or you’re missing the chance to collect a big refund, now could be a great time to file past years tax. You can take a few quick steps to make the process easy, and there are even some tips and tricks to minimize […]

Most of us have missed a deadline once (ok, maybe twice) in our life. Maybe we turned a paper or school project in late. Maybe we missed a great deal on plane tickets by this much, maybe we just plum forgot something. For example, to pay our taxes. Maybe that deadline we forgot was (*gulp*) filing […]

Filing past year tax returns aren’t fun — and it isn’t supposed to be! The IRS has designed the process so that the average taxpayer will strongly prefer filing on the due date. While that’s fine as a way to encourage people to file early, it’s not such a great way to get people to […]

It’s the start of a new year, which means it’s a good time to start thinking about filing your taxes. But what if you still have past taxes to file? Is it a good idea to file last year’s taxes if you still owe taxes from a few years ago? Of course it is! Back taxes can […]

Those of us who have missed tax deadlines have a lot to do. Sometimes, we don’t even know that we have missed them. Too often people don’t realize they owe back taxes until the IRS comes calling and sends them threatening letters. So what can you do to avoid that? How do you know when […]

Filing past year taxes is much easier than you think – and you might even get a refund! Doing taxes every year can be a heavy burden for a lot of taxpayers. Even if they are eligible for a refund, the time and energy it takes to do them can create great difficulties. Perhaps that […]