<prompt> Human: I just want to preface this asking for no judgement guys - I realize I havent been smart in all this.Im a 26 year old male attempting to get his financial situation setup for the future. At this point, Im trying to get all the skeletons out of my closet and fix things up correctly. The following information is from the IRS website of collected W2s and tax information from all my jobs.- 2002 to 2007 - Taxes filed and paid.- 2008 950 taxed - First year I didnt pay my taxes because I lost my car, my apartment, everything went to hell. - 2009 375 taxed - I was in a horrible depression from the previous year. I did start to work, but the last month of the year.- 2010 3900 taxed 10,300 untaxed 14,200 - Worked for a regular company being taxed, then moved to a small business as a contractor. The 3900 was taxed, but the 10,300 wasnt.- 2011 14000 untaxed - Still working at small business as a contractor.- 2012 17,300 taxed 4700 untaxed - Stopped working as a contractor this year, and got a regularly taxed job.- 2013 0 - Working at a small business restaurant, 100 off the books, 100 under the table.2008 and 2009 I just wasnt right mentally. In 2010 I was barely making it by and couldnt afford to pay the taxes even if it was 500. From there it just snowballed from fear. Being jailed, criminal, etc. Its only from researching now that Im not alone, but I dont condone what I did period. It is clear from what I made the past few years I wasnt necessarily evading paying, I just had no idea what to do, and had no money to pay anyone to help me.From looking at this, what are my options? I made so little in 08, 09 do I even have to file? How much do you think Ill owe overall from all this? I know there are payment plans, but Im even scared I wont be able to pay off 10,000 in a year. Any information, insights, are helpful.  <response>: Hey man, good on you for wanting to get your shit together. I was in the same boat for years after high school before I finally went to college. I know your situation can seem intimidating and you may be anxious about consequences but hopefully I can help set your mind at ease a little.Something I wanted to mention that I havent seen anyone bring up is that If you dont file by the deadline, the IRS simply files a substitute return that assumes you owe your standard tax rate with no deductions based on your income. The good news is this means your taxes were filed regardless, the bad news is you may have missed out on a couple of refunds. At this point it may be worthwhile to go to a tax adviser and file the last three years returns but it isnt necessary. You most likely wont owe anything and if you do it will be negligible. The IRS will allow you to make payments on your old debt and they definitely wont come after you unless you owe a large amount of money or continue to owe in coming years. I wouldnt worry about any sort of legal consequences at this point. Youd be surprised how common your situation is for low-income individuals and its really not that hard to clean up. Either way, make sure you file this year and right the ship. It will take a lot of weight off your shoulders. 