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Question: If an "Offer in Compromise" was rejected in 2007 for taxes owed 2001 and 2002, does this affect the Statute of Limitations?
Generally, the IRS has 10 years to collect any unpaid taxes from you. The clock starts running when the IRS officially assesses the taxes – not when you filed the return, or when the taxes were originally due.
Submitting an Offer in Compromise causes the Collection Statute Expiration Date (CSED) to be suspended; which means the clock stops running once the IRS receives your offer and determines that it is processable. Once your offer was rejected, the clock started running again. This means that if you Offer in Compromise was under review for 90 days, an additional 90 days was added on to the CSED dates for you 2001 and 2003 back tax debt.
To sum it up: Your new CSED will be extended by the length of time the IRS reviewed your offer, plus 30 days. For example, if your original CSED was May 15, 2012, and the IRS took 4 months to review your offer before ultimately rejecting it, your new CSED would be October 15, 2010 (add the four months the IRS was reviewing your offer, add on 30 more days).
Question: I filled an automatic six month extension in April, but forgot to get my tax return in by last week's deadline. What should I do Roni?
You need to file your return immediately. The penalties for not filing pile up quickly, so it is in your best interests to file your return as soon as possible. If you will not be able to pay the amount of taxes owed, file anyway; pay what you can, and call the IRS to request an installment agreement for the rest.