What is the statute of limitations in PA?

Answer 1

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The CSED is not 6 years, but 10 years for the feds to collect on the taxes owed. There is no CSED date on state taxes. States have the right to levy any income sources and assets if need be.

There is for Federal taxes, 6 years, but it varies from state to state in regards to state taxes and community taxes.

Answer 2

Your problem here isn't the tax statutes, as the tax owed becomes secondary to the fact the tax you had to collect is considered a trust fund...and it is a very criminal thing to take these...they prosecute for a long tie on that.

Your problem here isn't the tax statutes, as the tax owed becomes secondary to the fact the tax you had to collect is considered a trust fund...and it is a very criminal thing to take these...they prosecute for a long tie on that.

Answer 3

Rather than having a statute of limitations, after a certain period of non-payment, someone can come and buy the property for the cost of the back taxes. Cities and counties periodically publish lists of properties for sale. Depending on a statute of limitations to avoid payments for services is a foolish strategy in the long run.

Answer 4

Absolutely; in general, there is a three year statute of limitations for the IRS auditing a tax return and a ten-year statute of limitations for the IRS collecting tax. You need to be aware that statute of limitations vary from state to state.

Answer 5

First, there are many SOLs, both for different taxes and then separate ones for audit, assesment and collection...as you see a progression that added together can be a long time.

Depending on certain things, the audit one is normally 3 or 4 years. However, a substantial underpayment, normally more than 25%, can extend that too. And how the days are counted can be a bit strange..but more importantly, that they can be "tolled" (stopped), by many things, most noteably from when the Dept sends a notice, received or not, until you respond for example. So ignoring them while the time goes by doesn't work...the time ain't counting.

Sales tax can be even a bit different, because those are trust funds that you hold for the State...the audit periods are normally more like 2 years to notify of an audit to see the proper things were taxed. But if it is a matter of your not payng over what you collected, then it is a criminal matter and a whole other set of rules may be invoked.

Importantly for many is to understand the SOL only starts to run when a return is filed. If you don't file, you are perpetually open and will never time out.

Answer 6

No. As a matter of fact, generally, if a person dies owning an interest in real estate their estate must be probated in order for legal title to pass to the heirs. The reason is that their heirs must be established by the laws of intestacy if there is no will or according to the will. If there is a will it must be proved and allowed by the court. The probate process establishes the legal owners of the real property even if the decedent died ten years ago. Many title defects arise from unprobated estates.

Answer 7

There is a statue of limitations on taxes. It is ten years. After that, the IRS can no longer request payment for taxes.

Answer 8

The statute of limitations in Pennsylvania for negligence is two years with the discovery rule.

Answer 9

It would depend on the crime.