But the IRS does offer an installment payment plan and an "offer-in-compromise" program for folks who can show they can't pay all they owe, even over time ( see box).
Consumer advocates say they're getting complaints from lots of people who are seeing their limits reduced to just over what they owe.
Several websites, including Mint.com and LearnVest.com, aim to help users figure out how much they owe and track their debt over time.
Reportedly, over 3 million taxpayers will owe the AMT on their 2006 tax return.
And even after graduation, she says the focus should be on establishing a solid career foundation over simply paying down what you owe as rapidly as possible.
My belief is that if you're staying at a four-star hotel while otherwise living a one- or two-star existence, you owe it to your children to invite them over to partake of your good fortune.
But it may be possible to avoid deterring too many by ensuring that students understand that, however much they owe, they will never have to hand over more than a certain share of their monthly pay cheque.
Meanwhile, Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has paid tribute to old rival Wenger and believes the Gunners owe a huge amount to Wenger's leadership over the last 13 years.
After all, they owe their existence to the American taxpayer and should bend over backwards to keep the public informed.
The pension fund's investments have gone up in value over the last year, but the amount they owe staff in the future has shot up even faster.
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The claim is that the Wilpons took more money out of Madoff account than they put in over the years, and as net winners they owe some of that money to other victims.
Ms Mnouchkine's ability to surprise and to mark her productions with her particular style owe much to her continuing exploration of the performing arts the world over and her eagerness to blend widely-differing inspirations into a harmonious whole.
We will know it is over when it is clear a bank made a buck and didn't owe it to a lawyer.
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