The IRS 10 years to collect taxes, but 10 years begin running from the date of assessment. So if you did not file your 2001 return, for example, and the IRS got around to filing for you in, say, 2004, the state of limitations has not yet run. I am not sure how you paid the tax (what you wrote does not make sense to me), but the best you can do is call the IRS and get them to fax or mail your account transcript to you and tell you why you owe this money and when the statute of limitations expires for you.
Answered on Nov 26th, 2013 at 12:01 PM