judgediatl2
Member
Ohio Tax Question
My mother is disabled and elderly, only working two days a week (since my father passed away of cancer this past summer). She lives alone and struggles to get by. My wife and I help her where we can. I was able to get an offer in compromise settled on her behalf through the IRS that helped save her from a huge tax debt (that was my father's doing and not her fault).
But the State of Ohio is now saying both of them owe $2,000 to them, after learning of the OiC and making their adjustments. I've called them and explained her situation. But they have pretty much said they don't care and offer no options or support. It should be said upfront, this is also not my mother's debt. She was a W2 employee her whole life and this comes from my Dad's mismanaged taxes as an independent contractor before he died. But because they filed their taxes together, they say she's now on the hook.
The only option they gave, was to let it default and go into collections. Only then did they say they might lower it or put it on payments. But this is also when things like leans go out, and her losing her home is threatened.
Are there really no other options I can explore for her on her behalf, given her situation? I'd like to try and keep a bad situation from getting worse.
My mother is disabled and elderly, only working two days a week (since my father passed away of cancer this past summer). She lives alone and struggles to get by. My wife and I help her where we can. I was able to get an offer in compromise settled on her behalf through the IRS that helped save her from a huge tax debt (that was my father's doing and not her fault).
But the State of Ohio is now saying both of them owe $2,000 to them, after learning of the OiC and making their adjustments. I've called them and explained her situation. But they have pretty much said they don't care and offer no options or support. It should be said upfront, this is also not my mother's debt. She was a W2 employee her whole life and this comes from my Dad's mismanaged taxes as an independent contractor before he died. But because they filed their taxes together, they say she's now on the hook.
The only option they gave, was to let it default and go into collections. Only then did they say they might lower it or put it on payments. But this is also when things like leans go out, and her losing her home is threatened.
Are there really no other options I can explore for her on her behalf, given her situation? I'd like to try and keep a bad situation from getting worse.
