What happens if the federal goverment owes me money for back tax years, that I am just filing for now?
817712
Wayne Z is right that statute of limitations has expired for 02, and you can still file for 03, but wrong about them paying you interest.  You did not file a timely return (April 15th without extension, or October 15th w/extensions), therefore, the IRS does not owe you any interest.
901481
If you have closed on the loan, you are done.  If they are asking for tax returns that they have not received, I seriously doubt you have actually closed.  In any case, file returns now.  If you are due a refund, you are still within the 3 year window to claim the refund.  If you owe the IRS, penalties and interest continue to accrue until you pay.  The 3 year window for assessing tax does not start until you file.  If you never file, the IRS can come after you forever even without alleging fraud.
435271
yes. there's a federal statute that allows them to only go 3 years back. i do taxes for a living for the state and i've seen many people amend them further back, and have refunds, but they don't get the money. if i were you i would check with a lawyer to see what can be done.
232222
You need to file an ammended return.  If you don't then they can come after you later and get interest and penalties assessed against you.  It's better to take care of it in the short term than in the long term.  The interest on what you owe will be astronomical if you don't do it now.
424028
Call the IRS or your employer for that year.
593499
Call them and ask for it.  Or pull your old tax returns.
105151
You file federal tax ONCE. You file state tax for each state you lived in in the previous year.
546913
You better talk to a tax person.  If you've filed already, and took the deduction, then you'll have to amend.  But if you went to file and realized your mistake, they can help you back out your money.
193621
You have to call the IRS directly.  They take your information and look into it and call back usually within the week.
78152
yes, they will take your income tax. You still owe that money, because in a loan you sign a contract and you are responsible to pay it.
162398
Believe me IRS will let you know if you owe them money.
123773
I think if you owe the government for a student loan and you have a income tax refund,,,they will keep the refund in payment for the loan. If it is not enough to pay the loan, then next year they will keep that refund too. Interest is added to these loans and sometimes it takes people years to pay them back.
1049010
Yes they go from previous years so next year when you send in your tax earning for this year they either owe you money or worse you owe them.
122543
Go back to your tax preparer they can do an ammendment...it may take longer to get your taxes back, but it is worth it in the long run
184248
The government might have recalculated something that your software did wrong.  If you review your return and want to dispute it, you should do so [but only if you have a clean return, the IRS can go back 7 years to dig stuff up on you].
121276
If this is the only credit problem you have AND it is owed on this years (2005) taxes then yes. If it has already been classified as delinquent and reported as such then no, probably not.
602064
Actually, you would prefer to break even, or owe them a small amount.  A huge refund means that you gave the government an interest-free loan.\n\nLook at what (if any) you got back last year.  If your financial circumstance hasn't changed much, for every $700 in refund you got, add another deduction to your W-4.