How do I fix my unfiled income tax from prior years?

You don't fix. You do it just like you should have done it when you should have done it.

Clearly you can efile 2010.

Unless you can find a professional that uses Pro-Series (a brand of software), you will have to mail in 2009. All prior years must be on paper.

Note, if you haven't been contacted by the IRS, it's entirely possibly that you don't owe and they know it. If you are single, no kids, no credits, no deductions and didn't screw around with your W-4, there is probably a refund. For the IRS, a refund means no penalties or interest are owed. 2008-2010 are refunds that can still be issued. Unless you had an extention for 2007, no refund there.

As for what years to file, CALL the IRS and ask.

File the missing returns, starting with the oldest first. Tax year 2010 is still open for e-filing (for 10 more days at least) but all prior years must be filed on paper by mail. Get prior year forms and instructions here: http://www.irs.gov/app/picklist/list/priorFormPubl...

Any refunds from tax years 2007 or earlier are lost forever. Tax years 2008 - 2010 are still open for refund claims.

If the IRS thought that you owed from tax years 2009 or earlier they would most likely have been in touch by now. No news is generally good news on that account. There are no penalties for late filing as long as you don't owe.

You can request transcripts from the IRS using Form 4506-T http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506t.pdf . One tax year per form. Turnaround time is about 10 days by mail or you can get while-you-wait service at most local IRS offices. Bring 2 forms of ID and your Social Security Card.

With your W-2 forms in hand go to IRS.GOV and order or download the necessary tax forms and instructions for each year you are unfiled. You can obtain state tax forms and instructions from the state's dept of revenue. Or, if you aren't well grounded in math and taxes you can always contact a licensed & registered tax preparer to get them all put together for you. I have done tax work for 40 years and can tell you it is not that unusual for people to be in your situation; last month I did a ten year backlog for an individual and said individual is now current with both the IRS and state. What is unsettling is that you forfeit refunds after three years; the person I got caught up forfeited seven years of tax refunds but that is life.

Here you go read the below enclosed information and then proceed to get the job done NOW ASAP .

problem that you are having with the IRS at this time in your life so hopefully it is NOT too complicated and MAY BE you can get it taken care of easily by using the below enclosed information.

Go to your local IRS office and ask them very nicely and politely if they can assist you and give you some information and help you to understand what this problem is that you are having and what you NEED to know what you should DO about it at this point in time.

May be they can give you some good face to face advice on what your next step should be and be sure to thank them very nicely and politely for taking the time to help you with this matter.

Go to the www.irs.gov website and at the top of the page above the search box choose Contact IRS or use the search box for Contact Your Local IRS Office

IRS Taxpayer Assistance Centers for when you believe your issue is best handled face-to-face. Hours of service and other local information is provided on a per state basis.

http://www.irs.gov/contact/index.html

http://www.irs.gov/localcontacts/index.html

Taxpayer Assistance Centers

IRS Taxpayer Assistance Centers (TAC) are your source for personal tax help when you believe your tax issue cannot be handled online or by phone, and you want face-to-face tax assistance. Taxpayer Assistance Centers are closed for all Federal Holidays.

Locate a Taxpayer Assistance Center

To view a list of all Taxpayer Assistance Centers in your state, click on the map or state links below.

Hope that you find the above enclosed information useful to you for your situation and good luck to you. 10/05/2011

If you didn't owe anything, there won't be penalties. If you would have had a refund in 2007 or before, it's too late to get it, but you still can get any refunds for 2008 or later.

Gather up your paperwork from those years, and get them filed.

You can call the IRS and ask what years aren't filed. Noplace online to get the info.

you can't fix something than never happened, the first thing you do is file those returns

if you didn't 'make' much, it is very possible you wouldn't have needed to file but to give you some assistance you can request transcripts which are free for information IRS has about your income, use form 4506 T to request them

you can request four years on each form, if you need more use another 4506 T