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May 12, 2009

Hopefully you have been able to file your Indiana income taxes, received your refund, paid your bill or have set up a payment plan. But what if you didn’t file you taxes by the April 15 deadline? What do you do now, especially if you owe money to the state?

First – file the tax return. By filing your Indiana income tax return with the Indiana Department of Revenue, you will have maintained a tax history that shows you are making a contribution to your community, which can help you with:

  • Loans and credit from lenders
  • Checking and banking accounts
  • Higher educational opportunities
  • Meeting one of many citizenship requirements.

Second – if you can’t pay the full amount due up front, you’ve got options. Here are two courses of action available:

  • Send in as much as you can when you file the tax return. Within a few weeks a bill will be issued to collect the balance due, and will include a penalty and interest charge. You will have 10 days to pay the bill.
  • If you just don’t have the money to pay the taxes due, then go ahead and send in the tax return with no payment. Within a few weeks a bill will be issued for the tax, plus penalty and interest. You will have 10 days to pay the balance due.

If you just can’t come up with the full amount due when the bill arrives, you may be eligible for a payment plan. Basically, if you owe more than $100, and can pay at least 20 percent down, you will qualify (businesses will qualify if they owe more than $500, and can pay at least 20 percent down). Contact us after you get the bill to make payment-plan arrangements. Once the plan is approved, you can mail in payments or pay online.

To speak with a bilingual representative at the Indiana Department of Revenue, please call (317) 232-2240 (press 2 for Spanish) from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Or you can submit questions via e-mail to jevans@dor.in.gov You may also visit our new Web site www.impuestos.in.gov/

If you have any suggestions for this blog, please e-mail those suggestions to Señora Hinojosa at feedback@dor.in.gov

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