In 1999, we opened a business in the US and by the time 2000 rolled around we were basically bankrupt. We closed the business and moved back to our home state. The sales taxes due for the business was not paid in due manner & we owed nearly 2,000. We made several attempts to set up payments with that state & were told by different people that it had to be paid in lump sum. In the meantime, the total was gathering interest and penalty. Three years later were able, and paid the state the business tax we owed, plus the penalty. (not interest) We contacted a lawyer who suggested we write a letter of abadement (sp) & enter our plea in the letter to be free of the interest. The state cashed the cashiers check but we never heard back from them. We called after several weeks and were told we still owed the interest, and that they were compliing interest upon the interest. Should we just forget trying to work with them, include a letter in my husbands credit report, & wait for it to "fall off"?
2007-02-01
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