"Little House on the Prairie" star Melissa Gilbert owes IRS $360,000

The Internal Revenue Service says former "Little House on the Prairie" star Melissa Gilbert failed to pay more than $360,000 in federal income taxes.

The Detroit News reports the IRS had filed a tax lien against the actress in February; more details emerged after she recently announced that she and her family are moving out of their rented home in Howell, Illinois.

Gilbert, 51, blames the 2011-2013 tax debt on a stalled acting career, the economy and her divorce. In a statement to the newspaper, she says that "like so many people across the nation, the recession hit me hard" and there was a "perfect storm of financial difficulty for me."

Gilbert, who played Laura Ingalls on "Little House on the Prairie" from 1974-1983 says she's negotiated a payment plan with the IRS.

Gilbert recently appeared in the ABC series "Secrets and Lies," starring Juliette Lewis and Ryan Phillippe.