When Can You Discharge a Tax Debt

Under current bankruptcy law. you can discharge (eliminate) federal income tax debts through Chapter 7 if ALL of the following are true:

The taxes you are discharging are income taxes. Taxes other than income. such as payroll taxes or fraud penalties, can never be discharged in bankruptcy.

The income lax debt is at least three years old. in order to qualify for a discharge of your income tax debt, the taxes due must be at least three yours old.