If you have not filed past due tax returns, and have been ill, (taking prescribed drugs) there is help for you. It is a known fact, that some prescribed drugs can put an individual into a "fog" -- at which time, he/she may not always, remember financial details.
The first step to getting back on track and filing your past due returns, is to contact an online service that specializes in past due tax returns.
The next step is to get in writing from your doctor's office, proof of your illness. What type of illness and when did it start and how long did it last? This short statement could help to save you hundreds of dollars.
The online tax service (that's us) can help you to file your past due tax returns and request that certain penalties be lowered, without you, ever having to leave your home or your office.
As the song goes, "Your Are Not Alone" -- there are millions of Americans who miss the April 15th filing date each year, due to personal illness, serious illness in the immediate family, death in the family, lost of employment or divorce.
Taxpayers, sometimes, believe that because they don't hear from the IRS during the first year of non filed returns, that the problem, may go away on it's own. These same taxpayer, may not file for 2 or 3 more years.
Please know, that if you have reported income from a W2 or 1099-MISC, or interest reported from a savings account or even mortgage interest, sold real estate, stocks or even cashed a high dollar amount check, the IRS is aware of the transactions.
As soon as the "IRS computer" tells the "IRS human" that it couldn't find a tax return for you, the collection process begins and includes penalties and interest from the date that the return was due.
Realize, that eventually, you will hear from the IRS.
It is better if the IRS hears from you first. Even if your own family has given up on you, the IRS still considers you to be a part of the IRS tax paying family.