<prompt> Human: My 38 yo nephew is a financial disaster in every way you could imagine. Ive been helping him the past few months because he was diagnosed with stage 3 rectal cancer and cannot work.Hes single, doesnt own a car, has no emergency fund, etc.Ive been helping with rent and other expenses and providing transportation for treatment. Hes through the worst of the cancer treatment and is expected to have a mostly full recovery.Today we discussed his tax situation. He hasnt filed since 2012 which is the last time I did the paperwork for him. He worked as a 1099 employee for two years and then since 2014 has been a W-2 employee. I offered to look into getting him caught up but am wondering if Im opening a huge can of worms.I cant afford to pay what he owes the IRS for the years he was received a 1099, likely in the thousands of dollars.My question is should I just walk away from his tax problems or try to help him? He rents, owns only the clothes on his back, has no bank accounts, nothing. He doesnt seem to have a problem flying under the tax radar and given his situation, maybe hes better off with me staying out of his tax mess.  <response>: Does he currently work? Im not sure how much you want to help- but if he is unemployed and no income or assets he can probably settle for little to nothing if he calls the IRS and fills out the correct forms. I guess i would determine my level of help depending on his attitude with this new lease on life. 