About 30,000 residents and businesses have sent in overdue taxes.

But the biggest, and most politically explosive, number of all is Avtovaz's bill for overdue taxes.

Only days after that, he paid the overdue taxes and canceled the bankruptcy actions.

In the amended forms filed last week, she estimated her overdue back taxes between $50,000 and $130,000.

Critics say the current total of unpaid and overdue taxes may exceed $150 million.

By either measure there are thousands fewer workers available to conduct audits and collect overdue taxes.

Similarly, any interest on the overdue tax will cease to accrue from the same date.

Please call us about your overdue taxes or tax return.

Last year taxpayers owed $246 billion in overdue taxes, up $12 billion or 5 percent from 1997.

Under the program, individuals and corporations will not have to pay interest, penalties or collection fees on the amount of overdue taxes owed.