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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just contact the irs.  If you go to them, explain the situation and ask to set up a payment plan, they’ll help you.  [b]They only through people in jail who refuse to pay after they prosecute them[/b].[/quote]

I'm a tax attorney and this is no true.  You can go to jail for multiple reasons, and refusing to pay is not the only one.  There is indeed a criminal section relating to payroll taxes, which is what OP owes.  However, I doubt OP is going to jail but her security clearance is a real concern.  You're going to have a really hard time contacting the IRS for anything right now, but I would hire someone to help you. [/quote]

OP here - should it be any tax attorney or one that specializes in this? Or should I just call IRS and see my options, is that risky? I worry an attorney looks like I’m admitting guilt or makes it seems even more serious. Thank you everyone you don’t understand how this has weighted on me so heavily and it’s time to confront it. Do you think I won’t be able to get the security clearance?[/quote]

You can't call the IRS right now, unfortunately.  They have no open phone lines that I'm aware of.  A tax attorney who understands payroll taxes can help you figure out how to file and pay and get compliant.  I can't say about security clearances - my husband has a top secret one and I know we have always had to be very careful about paying our nanny.  But I know I had a co-worker when I was at the government (we had a lower security clearance) and she was fine as long as she had a payment plan for her back taxes.  Those were income taxes, but I don't think there would be a huge difference.  I have also had clients who had security clearances, and generally as long as they had a plan in place to pay everything they were ok.[/quote]

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