There are folks who hold back taxes in California and Los Angeles who defend the fact they procrastinate on filing. Then there are those who actually forget to file by the deadline and others who simply avoid taxes altogether.

Avoiding your yearly tax return has some big consequences and we’ve put together a list of some of the bigger ones you don’t want to ignore.

Legal Issues

We thought it would be best to put the nastiest consequence at the top because you can be arrested in a worst-case scenario for avoiding your taxes. Usually, the IRS will send you several letters and give you more than a few chances to get caught up first.

Ignore them at your own peril if you owe $25,000 or more. If you keep avoiding your responsibilities, the government will come after you with wage garnishments and maybe even seize some of your property. The end of the road for hard cases is jail.

Penalties

It’s important to remember that the penalties for not filing your taxes on time start immediately after the deadline. For every month that you owe back taxes in Los Angeles, the government charges a percentage of what you owe monthly. Even though there’s a cap involved, you can run up quite a bill by avoiding your responsibility here.

TaxPlus is here to help you avoid these kinds of issues. We can help you with expert tax preparation by our team of professionals who are dedicated and well versed in tax law. We even offer an initial consultation so that we can start preparing your taxes with the information necessary to get the best result for you.

Delayed Refunds

You may not get penalized for not filing on time, but any refund you hoped for will certainly be delayed. Of course, there’s always the possibility that you’ll need to pay a penalty which can eat up part of that reimbursement.

Forfeited Refunds

If you file late enough and leave any money that you owe not payed long enough, you can even forfeit any refund you otherwise get.

Keep in mind that TaxPlus has an outstanding tax resolution department. We offer the highest levels of security and confidentiality so none of your information will ever be compromised. We even offer electronic filing services so you’ll never wind up owing back taxes in California again.