Back Taxes

  

Forgot to pay your taxes? Or didn't pay them in full? Whoops...you've now got back taxes.

The IRS can chase you for 10 years, but they probably won't unless you're loaded. You'll also be hit with interest and fines. Federal, State, and local IRS-bullies will hunt you down and tax you. But isn't there a saying like, "If you tax something, set it free; if it comes back to you, that tax is yours; if it doesn't, then hunt it down and kill it"? Or something like that?

And no, it's not a tax on your spine.

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