In a case arising out Minneapolis, the US Supreme Court declared last year that when a county seizes someone’s house due to non-payment of property taxes, then sells it at auction, any excess funds need to go back to the homeowner. This is because of the 5th...
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New IRS Collection Tool – Denying Passports
Effective this month, seriously delinquent taxpayers (defined as $51,000 or more to the IRS, where liens have been filed) may get their passports revoked or denied. This is the implementation of legislation that was passed in December 2016. Go to this link for...
File Taxes 2007 File Bankruptcy Garnishment File Bankruptcy Taxes Filed
The failure to file 2007 taxes does not preclude bankruptcy relief. However, you are required to be law-abiding, and the law requires you to file tax returns with certain limited exceptions for very low-income people, and even then the IRS sometimes wants you to prove...