Legal Question in Bankruptcy in California

Yes.

There are several criteria for federal income taxes to be dischargeable, including:

1/ the return must have been due at least three years ago

2/ the return must have been filed as least two years ago

3/ the taxes must have been assessed (think" "processed by the IRS") at least 240

days ago

4/ the return must not have been fraudulent, and

5/ the taxes are not secured by a lien.

We have filed Chapter 7 cases and discharged federal income taxes all the time; hundreds of thousands of dollars discharged for clients who might otherwise would remain unable to get out of debt.