Melissa Gilbert has a debt to settle with the IRS.
The Internal Revenue Service said the 51-year-old former "Little House on the Prairie" actress failed to pay more than $360,000 in federal income taxes, The Detroit News reported.
Gilbert blamed her financial issues on her 2011 divorce from television actor Bruce Boxleitner, the economy and her struggling acting career. In 2013, Gilbert and her husband, actor Timothy Busfield, moved to Howell, Mich., with their two young sons.
"Like so many people across the nation, the recession hit me hard. That, plus a divorce and a dearth of acting opportunities the last few years, created a perfect storm of financial difficulty for me. I've set up an installment plan to fully pay off my debt and will continue to work as hard as I can to erase this debt and dig myself out of this hole. I am absolutely positive that I can do it," the actress said in a statement via her rep.
The IRS filed a $360,551 tax lien against the actress on Feb. 3. According to the lien, Gilbert reportedly owes federal income taxes from 2011, 2012 and 2013.
According to documents obtained by E! News, "Gilbert owes $219,989.09 for the 2011 tax period, $99,404.94 for 2012 and $41,156.69 for 2013, all totaling $360,550.72."
Last week, Gilbert tweeted that her family would be moving from their rented home to a log house in the woods, writing, "It's official. We are moving. In a couple of weeks. Into our own Little House in the Big Woods. I'm serious. It's a log house in the woods!"
