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June 5, 2019
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Should I make extra payments on my IRS debt first or pay off my debts from smallest to largest?

  • June 5, 2019
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We owe $26,000 to the IRS.  We also have $23,000 in credit card debt, $5,000 in a personal loan from a bank and $6,000 in a 401K loan.  Should we make extra payments on the IRS debt first or just pay my debts from smallest to largest?  If we need to make extra payments to the IRS, how do we go about doing that when I already have a payment plan with them?

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    Gynjhun88Author
    June 5, 2019
    Our payment plan is $361 per month with the IRS.
    Employee
    June 5, 2019

    This site is for answering tax questions. Your question is related to financial management. You should see a financial planner to help you with this. 

    Gynjhun88Author
    June 5, 2019
    We can pay off the IRS in about a year and the credit cards and other loans in about a year as well.  I was just asking for suggestions if I should make extra payments to the IRS first or pay off the debts from smallest to largest.