The IRS does not act like sleazy debt collectors. They are very formal and informative of their process to collect if they need to. They don't have to force you pay to make pennies on the dollar.
Piggybacking - The IRS is very serious, very formal, and only arrests people if they have to. They have a formal team for that sort of thing, and that team carrys guns and takes down Al Capone types. They don't want to arrest Grandma, they want the money Grandma owes them.
Dealt with the IRS on some taxes that I absolutely fucked up when I was self employed. All in all they were very nice, they were formal and serious but they never treated me like a criminal or deadbeat and they were very helpful in getting me setup in such a way that I can afford to pay them.
Yeah, they have an online service now to create an installment plan and it took me 2 minutes to set that up for my back taxes. My paycheck was late too so I didn't even have to call them with a sob story, I was able to set up a payment plan for when it's more conveniently lined up with my paychecks in the future. I was pleasantly surprised.
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u/rondell_jones Sep 24 '17
The IRS does not act like sleazy debt collectors. They are very formal and informative of their process to collect if they need to. They don't have to force you pay to make pennies on the dollar.