How long does it usually tax the IRS to follow up on a fraud complaint for a serial nonfiler?
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There is no telling.  The referral has to be reviewed and a determination made whether or not to pursue the matter.  If it is pursued, the case is assigned to a manager, who in turn assigns it to an agent.  The agent then does a behind-the-scenes investigation regarding the person.  Finally, the person will be contacted (unless a decision was made somewhere along the line not to pursue the matter.).  Each of these steps can be delayed by workload, lack of personnel, etc.  There is no statute of limitations on an unfiled tax return, so there is generally no rush in these cases.\n\n**Regarding follow-up**\nSure it will eventually catch up with them.  The IRS can do up to six years' of tax returns within one audit when a nonfiler is involved, so by the time that the audit begins the person/business may be audited for five or six years at once.
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http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/article/0,,id=150856,00.html
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Depends on your other income, if any.  Call the IRS at 1-800-829-1040 and ask them - they're actually pretty helpful.
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To initiate a criminal investigation into Tax Evasion/Fraud you need to call 1-800-829-0433.  The website for the IRS Criminal Investigation Unit is listed below.  The IRS also has a compliance site that is listed below.  There is an article from Bankrate.com that explains, "the IRS won't provide information on its largest reward or indeed any specific rewards to protect the privacy of its informants."  \n\nIt seems the IRS doesn't pay less than $100.00 and by law the IRS can't pay more than $2,000,000.00.  In order to claim a reward you must file Form 211 with the IRS.
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if they owe you money you can take up to three years to file without penalities.  if you owe them there are penalities.
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A year, or year and  a half. Unless you pay a fine/fee to speed up the process
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I had one year that my taxes sent in the mail apparently got lost. I only had about $12.oo coming back, so I paid no attention to it. Nothing came of it until 5 years later. The IRS sent me a notice saying they never received it. That with penalties and interest I OWED THEM over $48,000.oo!\nI had to get an attorney.....ended up costing me around $11,000.oo.
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Yes!  \n\nIf someone owes a lot of money to the IRS and does not pay it for a long time, eventually the IRS puts liens and levies on their assets.  In drastic cases, this can result in a foreclosure.  If any of these events occurred in the past seven years, then these will show up on credit reports.  If you are in a position to run a credit check on someone, it will show up.\n\nIf they owe and pay within a reasonable period of time, however, there is no way to find this information legally.
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I assume that by "to call a real person" you mean you've tried the general 1040 info number and come up with either a recording or a person who wasn't very helpful.  (If not, the general number is 800-829-1040, and I'd recommend calling back 30 minutes later to get a second opinion.)\n\nYou could probably also get help through a special line for tax lawyers, accountants, etc.: the Practitioner Priority Service at 866-860-4259.  If they ask, you can tell'em your accountant gave you the number.  (Note: That doesn't mean I'm your accountant << legal cya language.)  These people are generally better at their work than the people on the other lines, so be nice.  Also, it's a smaller office, so please don't spread the number around.  If the line's busy next time I call, I might blame you!  Good luck.
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There are no penalties or interest charges if you do not file your taxes by April 17, 2006 when you have a refund coming or due you.  You have three years to file that return or forfeit your right to the refund, so I guess that would be a repercussion.  If you don't file the return within 3 years of the due date, you lose your refund!
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Call the IRS and ask for an advocate to help you with your dispute with IRS. They can help you if you are right
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Your story is inconsistent with normal operation for tax collectors.  You should provide more detail as to who is doing all of this stuff.  It is not at all uncommon for tax examiners to question if a child being used to qualify for Earned Income Credit lives with the taxpayer and to require some proof of that if there seems to be a question.  If children are removed from the taxpayers home by a social service agency that has nothing to do with the "tax collector".
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I'm not sure what'll happen.  I worked at the IRS last year, and some guy came in with a check from the early or mid 80s, I'm not sure what ended up happening, whether they issued him a new check or not.  Call the IRS and see what happens...800-829-1040
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Direct deposit requested - 2-4 weeks on average.\nPaper check requested - 6-8 weeks on average.\n\nAssuming no other problems with the return.  You can always check the progress of your return at the irs website.  Look for the Where's my refund link.
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Well not fraud, but I have been "negotiating" with the IRS for a long time and I do know a few things. First, like anything potentially criminal, always have somebody else speak for you. For any type of fraud they have to prove you KNEW you were intentionally misleading them. This can be very difficult. BUT they way they will get you is if you change your story from one interview to the next. SO, if you are not sure it is best to just say you do not recall rather than try to force a memory. Or the files were not kept, or were lost. I am not saying go and lose things, that is just more trouble. But I am saying if you are not 100% sure what was in there and why, then just say I do not recall for sure. If you try to recreate memories of things you'll change answers even slightly from time to time and you will appear guilty. Good luck. Tell the truth if you remember it, but don't try to force anything.
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They can assess taxes for 3 years from the date your return was due or the date you filed, whichever is later.  Once they have assess the taxes, I am not aware of a time limit for collecting.  The link below id IRS Publication 594 titled "What You Should Know About The IRS Collection Process."  The 10 year figure mentioned in the first answer appears to be the term of a tax lien "if the IRS has not filed it again."  I saw no limit on how many times they can file a lien.
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Court clerks aren't allowed to give any information except administrative. By and large, Florida civil servants are genial and helpful. So either you were unlucky and got the other kind, or you pursued a line of questioning that is against his or her orders to answer.\n\nState courts generally do not have extraterritorial jurisdiction but there are many exceptions, not likely including eBay sellers.\n\nYour first objective with eBay fraud should be to file a claim with eBay. If you paid with PayPal you can get as much as $1,000 (less $25) back. I just got $153 back from them last week; I'll get the $25 as well if they manage to collect from the seller.\n\nUnless you know the identity of the seller you're not going to be able to sue; so you're going to have either to sue eBay first or to subpoena the information from eBay.\n\nWhether you can collect for lost wages and other expenses depends on whether they are foreseeable results of the fraud. In some states you can file a misdemeanor theft complaint rather than a civil fraud one, and although the standard of proof is higher it is far more unnerving and damaging to the fraudster. And if s/he is solvent may get a quick refund for you.\n\nBut what do I know. I'm not licensed in Florida.