Archive for the ‘Tax Liens and Levies’ Category

Delayed IRS Collection and Currently Not Collectible Status

Saturday, December 29th, 2007

Delayed IRS Collection
IRS policy states that whenever the taxpayer raises a question or presents information creating reasonable doubt as to the correctness or validity of an assessment, “reasonable forbearance” will be exercised with respect to collection efforts as long as the interests of the government are not jeopardized.

This does not mean the taxpayer’s debt will be forgiven, or a tax lien will not be
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Tax Liens and Levies

Saturday, December 29th, 2007

Tax Liens and Levies
Tax Liens
A lien is an encumbrance- it does not result in the physical transfer of the taxpayer’s property to the IRS.
Tax Levies
A levy allows the IRS to seize the taxpayer’s property.
Levies are divided into two categories.

The first category includes tangible real and personal property owned by the taxpayer
The second category includes third parties who hold
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