IRS Law Blog

Although it is scary to imagine, you may find yourself face-to-face with an IRS Revenue Officer. They could be knocking at your front door, or even arrive unexpectedly to your place of employment. You might...

One day, you receive a letter in the mail appearing to be from the IRS. As you read the letter, you begin to sweat: it’s threatening to seize your property, garnish your wages, levy your...

My grandmother used to have saying about people, always telling me “It’s what inside that counts.” It was her way of telling young Howie to not to judge a book by its cover, that looks...

You worked your whole life to get to this point, a business that belongs to you, making your own decisions, working your trade and sharing expertise. But then things suddenly got a little out of...

You may not realize it, but most every effort the IRS will make to collect a tax debt from you will be done without suing you. For example, no court filings or lawsuits are necessary...

The plan was to retire, payoff your house, maybe travel, devote more time to hobbies, and spend time with the family. Then some mistakes were made in paying your taxes – maybe from a business...

Owing the IRS is nerve-wracking enough without having to worry about losing your house to the tax man. But are your concerns about losing the roof over your head based on reality? Are you really...

You don’t want the IRS to levy your bank account. It’s what keeps you going from month to month – your wages, and the money in your bank account. You need it to pay your...

You do not have to be in the dark about internal IRS collection and audit procedures. The IRS makes its playbook, the Internal Revenue Manual, available to the public.  In fact, all you really wanted...

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...

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...

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...

My clients with IRS collection problem come to me with different ideas about what will happen to them because they did not pay their taxes.  Is the IRS going to show up one day and...

If you owe the IRS back taxes, the IRS is required to give you a 30 day notice before they can start to levy and seize your property.  This warning of levy action is required...