elitefinders
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NY
Have a situation. I've lived in a local area for 9 1/2 years where I just discovered I should have paid taxes each year. Prior to living in this area (county), I lived in the city where my employer took out the taxes & were paid when I did my federal taxes. When I moved I was totally unaware of my responsibility in this county in regard to paying local taxes. Soon after moving my parents became very ill and I took care of them for 7 of those 9 years. The only time I spent in my living space was to shower and sometimes sleep there. During this time my daughter was living in our space and going to college & stayed with her boyfriend most of the time, so the mail we received was put aside for the exception of basic bills; rent, utilities & etc. Anything else, she put in a box for me to eventually review. As a caretaker I took care of my parents & held down a full time Job, which is very stressful and demanding. Last year they both passed on, one after another it was devastating. When I returned to my home, I began to go through the mail & realized that this company had been sending letters asking on quarterly basis for me to send in my taxes. I did find out that this local municipality had not hired this company to notify the residents until 4 years after I moved into my apartment. Now I am stuck and want to start paying the current quarterly taxes , but don't know how to approach these folks to work out the back taxes.
Can anyone offer advise?
Have a situation. I've lived in a local area for 9 1/2 years where I just discovered I should have paid taxes each year. Prior to living in this area (county), I lived in the city where my employer took out the taxes & were paid when I did my federal taxes. When I moved I was totally unaware of my responsibility in this county in regard to paying local taxes. Soon after moving my parents became very ill and I took care of them for 7 of those 9 years. The only time I spent in my living space was to shower and sometimes sleep there. During this time my daughter was living in our space and going to college & stayed with her boyfriend most of the time, so the mail we received was put aside for the exception of basic bills; rent, utilities & etc. Anything else, she put in a box for me to eventually review. As a caretaker I took care of my parents & held down a full time Job, which is very stressful and demanding. Last year they both passed on, one after another it was devastating. When I returned to my home, I began to go through the mail & realized that this company had been sending letters asking on quarterly basis for me to send in my taxes. I did find out that this local municipality had not hired this company to notify the residents until 4 years after I moved into my apartment. Now I am stuck and want to start paying the current quarterly taxes , but don't know how to approach these folks to work out the back taxes.
Can anyone offer advise?
