Can I be held personally responsible for back withholding taxes from 15 years ago on a now defunct company?

You say you were not notified before, but is it possible you were sent the information to the last known address on record with the IRS and did not...

The IRS says I owe back taxes. I believe the total is around $4000-$5000.

Do not ignore correspondence from the IRS. It just makes things worse and you may lose opportunities with them. Without knowing what the letter...

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IF you get audited by the IRS and your taxes were done by a tax business such ass Jackson Hewitt or h&r block how do you fix it?

You say that the taxes were done by a tax business "such as Jackson Hewitt or H&R Block". From this I assume that the taxes were not done by those...

Is there a Statute of limitation( do they forgive or forget unpaid tax )

From your facts it is hard for me to figure out what is going on. I will say this...if you did not file required returns then there is no statute...

Is there a statue of limitation on tax leins

Although there is insufficient information to determine what is going on in your case I wonder if you have tried to contest the item which is...

Can my federal tax return be garnished. i have been served a summons, who do i reply to, the lawyer who filed it or someone else

I am not sure what you mean when you say your tax return is being garnished since that applies to an attempt to obtain property in the hands of a...

I agree with the answers posted by my colleagues. I think I would stress to you that while the accountant may be knowledgeable about the...

If a mortgage company does a "forgiveness" of x amount of dollars is the person who holds the loan obligated to pay taxes on it?

The forgiveness of a debt is considered income for federal income tax purposes. If the debt was discharged through a bankruptcy proceeding then the...

If the IRS filed a federal tax lien it would be recorded in the public records of the county in which you live. Many counties allow you to access...

.who can access my federal income tax records?

The law sets forth who may have access to your federal tax return information. It is governed by 26 USC 6103. Follow the link below for the...