It is unlikely that filing bankruptcy will discharge the debts. Typically government debts cannot be discharged absent very specific hardship circumstances. You may, however, be able to setup a payment plan in a Chapter 13 case to pay the taxes back over several years.
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Answered on Jun 12th, 2012 at 3:07 PM