I owe back taxes

I think.

But I’m really not sure if I do or not.

Last year, for the first time ever, I filed my taxes late.  The tax deadline fell right in the middle of moving, and new baby sleep deprivation.  I was losing things, forgetting things and desperate for a nap.

So I missed the tax deadline.  I had al my documents together and I knew that I was ready to file but in the heacticness of life, the actual tax filing slipped my mind.  I ended up filing my taxes about a month after the tax deadline.  I was really scared when I filed.  I wasn’t sure what was going to happen.  I wasn’t sure if the government was going to penalize me or hunt me down, or what.

But nothing happened.

That’s what worries me.  I submitted my taxes via email, like I usually do, but this time I didn’t get a confirmation number.  And here I am months, later and I still don’t have my summary from the government.  So I am thinking that I did something wrong and I probably owe the government big time.

This year, I am not going to be such a screw up.  I am going to get some free tax support and make sure that I get my taxes submitted way before the deadline.  For good measure, I may even see if I can resubmit my taxes from last year, in case they weren’t received.

I have a feeling I am going to owe big time.