12 terrible things that could happen if you don't do your taxes

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Worst case scenario, it's possible that you could go to jail.

With less than a month until tax day, it's time to check this lingering task off your to-do list.

Because if you don't file and pay your taxes, the things that could happen to you may cause far more than a headache.

Julius Green, tax partner and leader of Baker Tilly's tax practice in the Philadelphia region, explained to Business Insider the potential consequences of letting the deadline come and go without filing.

Granted, you aren't guaranteed to suffer these consequences, and everyone's tax situation is different, but here are a dozen terrible things that could happen if you don't do your taxes.