Nobody likes paying taxes. Not you, not me, and especially not our President. But what happens when you owe it and you can't pay it? Well lets start at the beginning. You filed your return, had a balance due, and didn't pay it. In 30 days the IRS is going to send a demand notice for the amount due. This isn't the IRS being hard asses. The law mandates the notice and demand be sent within 30 days of the tax being assessed. The worst thing you can do is ignore collections