am i right in assuming that these are earnings that were not declared at the time and are only coming to light now that I.R. is investigating your case?
by law, if you declare yourself bankrupt, all creditors are not permitted to make any contact you whatsoever but must contact the offical receiver-if you are chased by any creditor, you can have them for harrassment-however, i do not know if I.R. is included within this category-someone else here will be able to assist you with regards to this point.
in respect of jail time, i do not know- i would suggest taking legal advice urgently
paying the taxman over a long period-from what i understand, if it is their error, i believe that they would take a lenient view but 25 years is being very optimistic if not unrealistic-if you are at fault, well, someone else here will be able to fill you in with the details
dave
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