Grants to Pay Your Debts and/or Taxes — Can You Do It?

This is a common question. We get this question almost every day. Most people might think, why would there be grants for such a thing? Your tax bill is your bill, your debt is your debt, you owe it. This might seem like a pretty silly question, but is it?

Let’s find out.

If you owe taxes to the state or government, you should (at a minimum) keep in contact with them. Whether you have the money or not, just keep in contact with them. You might not have to pay the bill if you can prove that you cannot afford to pay it, but that does not mean you should avoid paying what you owe. You have to communicate with them and file your taxes. There have been many programs in the past and the last time we checked they still had their Forgiveness Program.

One last thing on taxes: Please remember that not filing is criminal, not paying is civil. Very different & important to know things. In other words, you won’t go to jail for not paying (very rarely has this ever happened) but you can go to jail for not filing.

Now credit cards? It’s not so much the same. If you cannot pay the bill then you should consider your options. Bankruptcy is one way. You do not have to talk to the debt collectors every day either. You can also tell them to stop calling.

OK, ok! You are not here for a pep talk. You are here for solutions.

Well…here’s a good one:

Resolve your collections and/or credit card debt issues here.