Back Taxes

When you haven't paid your income tax or other taxes due to your local, state or federal government tax authority you owe back taxes. Government agencies such as the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) collect interest on back taxes that you owe. How can you make sure that you don't owe back taxes or that you repay back taxes without paying a high penalty? What's the best way to repay back taxes? Learn about back taxes and the issues involved here.

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Title Company Can Resolve Quit Claim Deed

Added January 19, 2009 by Ilyce R. Glink

Regardless of whether you've been paying property taxes, to really be a property owner your name has to be listed on the property's title. In one family's case some land was signed over using a quit claim deed and one of the heirs is now unsure whether she's listed on the title or is the owner. It may be useful to contact a title company and/or a real estate attorney and do a check on the chain of title, which will provide who owned the property when.

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Tax Deed Sales

July 28, 2008

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Tax deed sales usually take place at a sheriff's office. Tax deed sales give tax purchasers a chance to pay property taxes and obtain a certificate against a property. If the property owner does not pay the taxes and lift the tax deed, the tax purchaser can start proceedings to obtain the property…

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