{"id":6433,"date":"2020-02-06T23:08:43","date_gmt":"2020-02-06T23:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mn-bankruptcy.com\/blog\/?p=6433"},"modified":"2020-10-19T19:07:28","modified_gmt":"2020-10-19T19:07:28","slug":"i-have-learned-that-it-is-a-really-bad-idea-to-file-any-kind-of-a-bankruptcy-if-my-clients-tax-filings-are-not-up-to-date-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mn-bankruptcy.com\/blog\/i-have-learned-that-it-is-a-really-bad-idea-to-file-any-kind-of-a-bankruptcy-if-my-clients-tax-filings-are-not-up-to-date-first\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t Delay Filing Your Tax Returns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By David J. Kelly, Minnesota Bankruptcy Attorney<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have not been  keeping track but it seems to me that somewhere around 20%  of the people who call me are behind in filing their tax  returns.&nbsp; I&#8217;m not talking about filing for an extension first and then filing the return by the extended deadline.&nbsp;  I&#8217;m talking about not filing anything at all. The usual  reason for not filing a required return is that the tax  return showed that they owed taxes and they lacked the money to pay the taxes.&nbsp; I do not claim to be a tax expert,  but I can tell you that it is almost always better to file  your tax returns on time even if you don&#8217;t have the money to  pay the tax.  If you don&#8217;t file the return, you still owe the  tax.&nbsp; Not filing doesn&#8217;t make the tax debt go away.&nbsp;  It just delays the inevitable and possibly gets you in  trouble. There can be late filing penalties as well as late payment penalties.&nbsp; Filing on time at least avoids the  late filing penalties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/eNTxJp-60Vc\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I have learned that  it is a really bad idea to file any kind of a bankruptcy if  my client&#8217;s tax filings are not up to date first.&nbsp; In a  bankruptcy petition we are required to provide a summary of income for three calendar years.  I usually just take that information off my client&#8217;s tax  returns.&nbsp; We are required to list all your debts and  all your assets.&nbsp; If you have a refund coming, that&#8217;s  an asset.&nbsp; If you owe taxes, that&#8217;s a debt.&nbsp; It is nearly impossible to properly list your debts and assets without having all required tax returns completed and filed  first.&nbsp; Without the tax returns the basic information required about assets and debts is incomplete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is usually fairly  easy to set up payment plans for back taxes owed with the  IRS and the Minnesota Department of Revenue.&nbsp; Just pick  up the phone and call them.&nbsp; You will probably find  them very easy to work with.&nbsp; And if we are having  trouble showing that you are broke enough to qualify for a  Chapter 7 bankruptcy, the payment plans with the IRS and the  Department of Revenue make very handy items to add to your  monthly budget.&nbsp; To qualify for Chapter 7 it is best if  your money is all gone by the end of the month.&nbsp; If you  have a little left over at the end of the month, you  probably&nbsp; won&#8217;t after you set up your payment plans.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By David J. 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