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    Mar 15, 2007, 12:12 PM
    14 year old tax debt
    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?
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    Mar 16, 2007, 10:00 PM
    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.
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    Mar 19, 2007, 11:34 AM
    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.
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