Yes.  Failing to file taxes is a serious problem.  Under Colorado law, for example, a person who “willfully attempts in any manner to evade or defeat” any tax or the payment thereof is guilty of a class 5 felony pursuant to Colorado Revised Statute 39-21-118.   So, what does that mean:  that means that you can be sentenced to three years in jail or fined up to $100,000 in some cases. 

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