In October Allison signed the return and mailed it to the IRS. No payment accompanied it, and the IRS assessed the unpaid tax liability that it showed in November 2006.

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She later learned of a 1999 joint tax liability that remained unpaid.

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One involves reinsurance sold by General Re for years to a professional-liability insurer in the state of Virginia, now bust and with unpaid liabilities.

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