Dealing with IRS Back Taxes in 2014? Filing Due Dates Have Not Changed.

If you owe past due taxes to the IRS for 2014 (or any year), the 2014 IRS filing season is starting late due to the shutdown but still ends on the regular dates.  (Link goes to IRS.gov page.)

“During the closure, the IRS received 400,000 pieces of correspondence, on top of the 1 million items already being processed before the shutdown.”

Their automated procedures continued as well.  Tax Liens were still filed, and Final Notice of Intent to Levy were still sent out.

Due dates are April 15th for personal 1040 taxes (delinquent or not) and March 15th for corporate returns.  

You can still file an extension, but don’t forget that you are supposed to pay the estimated tax due on the original date (March or April).

If you know you need to get back to being a non-delinquent taxpayer, start now.  Engage a tax professional as early as possible.  If you wait until January or February, most tax professionals will be booked through tax season.

Additionally, if you owe back taxes to the IRS (or state), the time to start is now.  Things can only get worse the more you procrastinate.