I wonder if it is only people in SE Alaska who have a problem paying taxes or if it is an Alaskan trait.
Every year our Gateway Borough publishes the names of folks who have not paid taxes and the amount and year owed. I am always amazed at the number of folks who "forget" to pay taxes.
I have to admit that there has been a time or two where I was a few years late filing and paying federal taxes but I got it done. It can be very overwhelming when you have a pile of medical bills not covered by your insurance company and you need to be able to get medical attention or your child needs it. When that happens you have the choice of paying taxes or paying the bills. I figured the local economy needed me to pay our doctors and hospital over paying the Feds. We did file and eventually pay off every penny plus interest owed but to do that we had to refinance our home.
Hard to do when one spouse is retired and on social security and one spouse is disabled and on social security disability.