To make a long story short, thatnks to my ex, we owe the IRS over $25,000, including interest and penalties. Paying this off at a rate faster than the interest and penalties would require ridiculous payments over a period of several years.
I've read a lot of things that say the fed. income tax is illlegal and unconstitutional, and that we all pay it "voluntarily" by signing our W-4's. I've read a lot about this and all of the tihngs that state this site specific court examples, etc. The sites/articles I find that say it's a load of cr@p say simply that. They don't site any specific cases or facts, they just say, "Everyone pays taxes. You know you have to pay them. Get over it."
I've also talked to a few people who have heard the same thing, and some who even know of people who have gotten out of paying taxes forever. But, they say you have to go through a lot of hoops to do it, and you really have to know what you're doing.
There's a guy in town who says he can do just that and get us out of debt for $3500. I've tried the offer in compromise twice, and the IRS rejected it both times. At one point, my (then) husband and I made a combined income of $25,000/yr. But, since we were self-employed and had no proof of this, when we called to set up a payment plan, they took our previous year's income ($50k), but used our then current bills that we were barely affording on our income, and came up with a monthly payment of $980!!!!
This is just an example of my dealings with them over the past five years. I am really at a loss as far as what to do. My parents say this guy is full of it. My ex says he'll guarantee it in writing, or we get our money back (I'll have to see this before I give any $$$$).
Does anyone have any experience with this sort of thing? If you don't feel comfortable posting it, please e-mail me (cindy.hayward@visto.com)
Thnaks
I've read a lot of things that say the fed. income tax is illlegal and unconstitutional, and that we all pay it "voluntarily" by signing our W-4's. I've read a lot about this and all of the tihngs that state this site specific court examples, etc. The sites/articles I find that say it's a load of cr@p say simply that. They don't site any specific cases or facts, they just say, "Everyone pays taxes. You know you have to pay them. Get over it."
I've also talked to a few people who have heard the same thing, and some who even know of people who have gotten out of paying taxes forever. But, they say you have to go through a lot of hoops to do it, and you really have to know what you're doing.
There's a guy in town who says he can do just that and get us out of debt for $3500. I've tried the offer in compromise twice, and the IRS rejected it both times. At one point, my (then) husband and I made a combined income of $25,000/yr. But, since we were self-employed and had no proof of this, when we called to set up a payment plan, they took our previous year's income ($50k), but used our then current bills that we were barely affording on our income, and came up with a monthly payment of $980!!!!
This is just an example of my dealings with them over the past five years. I am really at a loss as far as what to do. My parents say this guy is full of it. My ex says he'll guarantee it in writing, or we get our money back (I'll have to see this before I give any $$$$).
Does anyone have any experience with this sort of thing? If you don't feel comfortable posting it, please e-mail me (cindy.hayward@visto.com)
Thnaks
