D: what the fuck? did you pay your taxes or something? not sure wtf is going on.

I've owed before...only once...and that was $500...I think for part of the year I wasn't getting taxes taken out...that has to be the reason

i still say the IRS people are a bunch of assholes. : / they would upcome the charge if ya don't pay them asap from last i remember... ... fuckin little impatient assholes. I hope they get what's coming to them. : /

read this on yahoo. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/6-exp.....13957.html?x=0

The IRS will set up a payment plan at a much lower interest rate than a credit card offers, experts say. "It's amazing, but the IRS actually charges less interest than anybody else. It's very low now, less than 5 percent," Jones says.

thanks! that does provide me with some hope

this is why they say...always have 3 months worth of ecome stashed away...I will after this!

Easy girl.. eassssyy..

First thing i'd do is get your taxes done by jackson hewitt or some other tax preparer.. this way if you DO owe they may be able to represent you.

Second. Unless it's a small sum (I owed like $280 one year and paid it at a shot) the IRS will more than likely not come after you for the whole amount at once. As long as you stay proactive and say look.. I owe taxes of X amount but I can't pay it all at once. Can we set up a payment plan of like $20 a month? More often than not they'll agree as they are still going to get their money..

Anyway, if you do owe the IRS will not come after you as long as you remain calm and proactive. Trust me on this.

@_@ I'm calm....i think
I'm supposed to get a bonus at work so that's going right to this (around $400)...I just wish this had happened like...last year or maybe next year

Dude.. relax.. trust me. If you can spare the $38 go to jackson hewwitt they'll do your taxes right and they'll get yer back.

I have an appointment set up with mah taxman...I go in Feb 1st...

Ooh, you're in luck, I used to be a tax preparer for the Marines! If you're on MSN or AIM tonight, please message me, I'll help you as best I can!

neato! I may just have to take you up on that!

Maan I know, I'm gonna be in that boat myself. I'm ascaired to do my taxes. Another artist came up with a thousand-plus figure too and was able to lower it a few hundred I'm guessing by finding deductions...I'm gonna ask her when I do mine.

well now you can watch me flail and eventually arise triumpent (sp?)
LEARN YOUNG ONE!!! lol

dunno but lemme see if my accountant buddy knows...

go see a professional accountant about it, and have them do your taxes, over and to make sure it was done right.

he says if it turns out you do owe to call the IRS they will work with you, after all they want there money, so something will be worked out.

that seems to be what I'm hearing from everyone...that the IRS will work with you...we'll they'd better...I got no cash!

I would be cautious about seeing a professional accountant. I was surprised one year to owe about the same as you, $1500 or so. So I went to an accountant and paid them $200 to do my taxes. They did, and said I had done my taxes correctly. So not only did I owe $1500, but also owed $200 to the accountant.

The IRS will set up a payment agreement if you need one, but I'm not sure if they will with something that low. I currently work as an independent contractor, which means I have to withhold my own taxes. Back in 2008, I lost my job and was out of work for 6 months. I ended up spending the money I saved for my taxes on rent and food instead. When tax time came around, I owed about $21,000 and still didn't have a job.

I ended up filing an extension on my taxes, which meant I had 6 months to file. However, I still owed the money and interest was piling up. Fortunately for me, I had a job and was earning money by the time those 6 months were up. I filed, contacted the IRS and was able to set up a payment plan.

As long as you talk to the IRS and negotiate a plan, they won't come after you. After filing my taxes, I waited until the IRS sent me their first letter stating I owed them money. That letter contained a contact number that I called to set up my payment plan.

I'm pretty sure my math is correct since I did this last year (filled it out online just to get an idea of what was gonna happen and then paid a professional)...my tax man is a mom/pop organization so they charge me like...60 bucks last year to do not only mine but my fiance's taxes...neither one of us have investments or property so two short forms and we were done

It might be helpful to have someone else look over the taxes for you.. maybe there are some expences you can right off...

=^.,.^=

Go to an actual tax place, maybe they can figure out ways to help you pay less. Good luck!

You should also check your W4 with your employer, you might have set your allowances too high. The higher you have them the less in taxes they'll take out.

Only once, a long time ago, I bit the bullet and sent a large amount to the IRS. A few weeks later, I got a refund from them. They said I'd overpaid. There WAS something I'd overlooked. I won't defend the IRS, but it's not always bad news.

Aww Milli. I hopes it gets worked out!