Posts Tagged ‘filing past taxes’

Is Filing Past Year Taxes Still Possible?

Thursday, January 27th, 2011

When a new tax season starts, people tend to forget about the old one, often to their peril. See, millions of American’s still last year’s taxes (or the year before or the year before) think about,. Sometimes it’s because they still have a valid extension, sometimes it’s because they forget and now they want to deal with it even less, and sometimes it’s because they weren’t aware they were eligible to file taxes. It’s the last one that the IRS will really use to get you.

Fortunately, filing past year taxes is possible at any time of the year. Even more fortunately, most people who file back taxes find out they’re eligible for a refund! The important thing is to file taxes before that refund gets garnished by fines. Here’s our back taxes advice (more…)

Can I File My Past Year Taxes Return Now?

Friday, December 17th, 2010

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 has been you–perhaps you got an extension, but maybe you did and now you’re not sure if it’s possible to file a past year taxes return?

Fortunately, it is. And as the new year approaches, the more it’s recommended. Once the new year approaches we will have ended another IRS fiscal year, which only increases your penalties and fines. So here’s the best way to file past year taxes returns now: (more…)

Can I Still File Past State Tax Returns?

Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010

If you get behind on federal income taxes the IRS lets you know. When you have past state tax returns to file? Not so much. States have a way of getting behind on taxes, which creates massive deficits, which makes it harder for them to do stuff like repair your highways. It can also mean that they have a bunch of refunds to hand out, but not the know-how or manpower to contact the people owed.

That’s right: if you have past state tax returns to do, you might be missing out on getting your own money back. And if you owe money, you may not have any idea until they start repossessing your house. What’s a taxpayer to do? Here are some steps to take: (more…)

Why You Should File Past Years Taxes Online (Instead of Wasting Money and Time)

Sunday, April 18th, 2010

Many of us have people in our lives (usually parents or grandparents) who still do taxes the old fashioned way. They get forms the library and then sit for hours upon hours crunching receipts and struggling with forms. Some of us know people who give up and just hand everything to a CPA (certified public accountant) or tax preparer and hope they sort it out. But then there are people who know that not only is it easier to file your tax returns online, you can even do it years after they were due!

But you might ask: given the complexity of back taxes, why should you file past years taxes online instead of going to a CPA or tax preparer?
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File Past Years Tax the Easy Way

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

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 your taxes owed and even get a refund. The first thing you’ll want to do is get the information you need to file. If you’ve filed for a year after the year you’re filing for now (for example, if you didn’t file in 2006 but have filed since), make sure you have the tax forms from the years in which you did file. If you have any bank account information, mortgage records, W-2s, or 1099s, make sure they’re handy as well.
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