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What should I do if I haven't filed my 2004 state taxes yet?
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you are allowed to go back 3 years...just file them, you may need to use an amended form. and if he does owe in, he'll have penalties from not paying.
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If it is a low wage job, I would just deal directly with the state. If he is a person of means, I would contact a CPA and have the CPA help him sort it out and negotiate something favorable with the state. Be sure to use a local CPA who knows those laws rather than one from out of state.
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http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=108327,00.html. . This should explain it, he needs to file ASAP. It would be better for him to file on his own now than have the IRS contact him later. Hope this helps.
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File the return and pay the penalty, if any or demand the refund. Most states have old tax returns on line, if not a CPA or library will have them.
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He will probably need to contact a CPA and/or a lawyer to make sure he covers all the legal channels appropriately for the state he lives in. If he doesn't do it properly he can be charged with tax evasion.
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File... GET that money hunni!
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Call the tax man!
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just file the state tax form and if he gets a refund he will receive it no penalty. if he owes he will get a penalty.
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amend taxes????
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Have him file the return. If he doesn't owe, he should be ok. If he owes, they will be on him like flies on sh**. If he doesn't file and gets caught, they attach HUGE penalties on it. My husband didn't file for the 8 years prior to us getting together and boy, did he take a hit. I wouldn't marry him until we had the bills paid, otherwise, as his wife, they could take my stuff too.
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