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6. Members of the Armed Forces who are unable to make tax payments due to the nature of their service may be able to defer income tax pay- ments until a time payment becomes possible. Check out the Armed Forces' Tax Guide at www.irs.gov for information.
7. If none of the above options is open to you, there is one more pos- sibility-an offer in compromise. This is an agreement that is reached between you and the IRS in which the IRS is willing to accept less than what you owe. Just be aware that it's not easy to get the IRS to agree to a compromise. In fact, less than 1% of tax debts are resolved this way. If you're interested in an offer in compromise, go to www.irs.gov for more information.
Don't think that if you ignore your tax bill, no one will notice and it will just go away. Things go much better for you if you contact the IRS and let them know what your circumstances are. If they don't hear from you, they may have to begin the collection process, which
April or Not—It's Always Tax Time