Help Please! Long story short. Moved to NC from CT in 1993. Just received first statement from city of Stamford, CT tax collector saying i owe a $68 tax on a vehicle i owned in 1992 they have now added 14 years of interest on this debt making it a total of $269. I've never seen a statement on this in my life they say it took 14 years to find me even though none of my other creditors have had this problem. I don't feel i should be responsible for a bill i never saw however am willing to pay the original $68 but not the interest they say i have to pay it all. Do i have any options here and do they have a right to put it on my credit report after all this time?

ATYOURSERVICE

I know the principal of the thing, but don't mess with taxes., city , state or federal. YOu can requested a negotiation to settle the amount, but well worth even borrowing the money and pay the lousy $269. good luck.

AtlantaTaxExpert

There is no statute of limitations for collecting back taxes.

Normally, the IRS and the states stop trying after ten years, but they are NOT required to stop.