Some friends owe the IRS $85k

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How does a person that doesn't make that much money do that?

Fines and penalties.

They consulted one of those tax attorneys. He apparently took them for a ride...so they ended up owing more money.

So...the wonderfully magnanimous IRS negotiated a payment schedule with them.

Last year, they allowed them to pay $500 month. This year, they have to pay $1000 month and generously NEXT year, they get to pay $1500 month. And it keeps going up until it is paid.

These people don't drive new cars or live in McMansions. To be fair, I honestly do not know how this all happened...but it really sucks because my friends are going to be moving so they can get jobs paying a little bit more money so that they can meet the monthly obligations next year.:(

I don't know how all of this works---I wish I could help them.