My federal taxes were kept for a debt i owed from 2008. The irs website says it can only go back 10 years. Why is this legal?

[JoelaMS51]

I have every year paid them and this seems insane with interest

[SweetieJean]

We cannot give legal advice, but here are a few reasons why the Statute of Limitations for the IRS may go beyond the standard ten-year rule.

• Filing an Offer in Compromise (IRS tax settlement)
• Filing for Bankruptcy
• The taxpayer is out of the United States
• Collection Due Process Hearing request
• The taxpayer in litigation with the IRS
• IRS sues taxpayer in Federal Court
• The taxpayer signs a Waiver form (often required for Installment Agreements).

It sounds like you have an Installment Agreement.

[JoelaMS51]

I have no agreement with them. Have been filling each year and i do get letters but no repayment plan. Simply what they kept . No court case or Judgement ever filed that I was made aware of. Same address for years and account etc. Thank you for the reply and information, I have not ever been made aware of any such action against me