how many years can the irs collect a debt
The general rule, there is a ten-year statute of limitations on IRS collections. For 90% of all taxpayers the tenure statute of limitation of 10 years will probably be the rule of thumb. The main the exceptions to the rule that extend the statute of limitations you will find below. We have over 65 years of professional IRS work experience and are experts in determining the dates of assessment and the point in time in which IRS will forgive a tax debt. This 10 year peroid begins from the date of the assessment.