IRS Law Blog

It is possible to get an IRS installment agreement to repay your taxes without ever disclosing where you work, what car you drive, what your house is worth, or even what you can actually pay....

A certified mail slip comes in the mail, with a notation a letter awaits from you from the IRS, likely from the IRS Automated Collection Service. Or maybe an IRS Revenue Officer makes an unannounced...

You were brave enough to pick-up and open your certified mail, and there it was – an IRS Final Notice of Intent to Levy. The law is intended to avoid surprises from the IRS and protect...

Is the IRS getting ready to levy your bank accounts and wages? If they are, how do they know where you bank and work? In most cases, your bank or employer tells them. Sometimes, the...

Losing your house to the IRS may be your worst fear.  And it’s true that the IRS can seize and sell a home to pay a back tax debt.  But it is harder – and...

Ask anyone and they would say “Of course I don’t want the IRS to levy my paycheck!” Believe it or not, the IRS really does not want to levy your wages and take your paycheck,...

Owing money to the IRS comes with fear – fear of losing your house, your property, your bank accounts, even going to jail.  And the fear of your employer finding out you have a tax...

It can be overwhelming when the IRS demands payment, considering the power the IRS has to levy your wages, bank accounts, house, and business.  When you have an IRS problem, it is natural – and...

I would like to share my response to a reader who was experiencing financial hardship because the IRS had levied his state income tax refund, and he needed the money to get his house out...

Proceeding blindly is something that you rarely want to do with the IRS. If you owe back taxes, or have unfiled returns, or are in any way concerned about an IRS problem, it’s best to...

When working with an IRS Revenue Officer, there are two warning signs that levy action is imminent. The first sign is the IRS Final Notice of Intent to Levy.  This notice is required by law...

If you owe money to the IRS, chances are you have justifiable concerns over the IRS involuntarily taking your property to pay the debt. But the IRS releases statistics on what they levy and seize....

An IRS wage levy does not have to result in the loss of all of your paycheck. The Internal Revenue Code has exemptions that can protect your earnings from an IRS levy. These “exemptions” are...

The ability to file a collection due process appeal is probably the most powerful right you have in defending against IRS enforcement by levy or seizure. Due process, in the context of IRS collections, means...

When the IRS gets you with a levy, bad things can happen – your wages are frozen and you are looking at living without a paycheck. The money you need to pay bills is suddenly...

Here is a practical question from a reader about a concern of everyday living – IRS seizure of your car to pay your tax debt. If I own a free and clear vehicle that is...

Here is an issue to be aware of before filing a Chapter 7 bankruptcy on the IRS: I just completed a Chapter 7 bankruptcy.  It was determined to be a no-asset case.  A few months...