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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My parent. who did pay taxes last year, has no idea if he filed and paid this year or not. Income is most Soc Sec, but some payout from investments (which I have statements for). I'm not getting anywhere with Soc Sec office thanks to two factor authentication which is linked to a phone # he no longer has access to. Any advice from BTDT?
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By all means go through the process listed above about filing for taxes and paying therein. But, in general, what would happen if they aren't paid. Nothing. The IRS will just wait until your parent passes away and take action then.  The IRS takes the view they have priority over everyone for claims against the estate. There claim will also include a great deal of interest and penalties.

As a note, as a probate attorney, people deciding to not pay income tax or even file is not an uncommon occurrence. I had one family member essentially tell me about their recently deceased loved one..."yeah, they said they had paid enough."[/quote]

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