Liens, Wage Garnishment, Bank Levies and Property Seizures

The three most aggressive forms of IRS collection activity are:

1. Filing Tax Liens
2. Wage Garnishments and Bank Levies
3. Property Seizures.

LIENS

These tax liens are a public record stating that you owe various taxes. They are filed with the County Clerk from which you or your business operates. These liens often make it impossible to: purchase a home, retain various employment, even buy a car.

WAGE GARNISHMENTS AND BANK LEVIES

An IRS levy is the actual action taken by the IRS to collect taxes. For example, the IRS can issue a bank levy to obtain your cash in savings and checking accounts. Or the IRS can levy your wages or accounts receivable.

In many cases our attorneys can get a lien or levy released in 24 hours A common call to us is for emergency help with a garnishment. Our professionals staff understands how important a regular paycheck is to our clients and their families. Upon being retained, our tax attorneys immediately contact the IRS and negotiate by:

1. Offering up livable voluntary payment plan.
2. Lowering the garnishment to an amount that's easily affordable.
3. Placing a client in immediate "Uncollectable Status" in which case NO money is collected by the IRS for a designated period of time.

But, this is only a temporary solution. Our consultants will follow up by developing a long-term strategy for dealing with your tax debt, often this means filing an offer in compromise for our clients.

SEIZURES

The IRS has broad powers when it comes to seizure of assets. These powers allow them to seize personal and business assets to pay off outstanding tax liabilities. Taxpayers usually have been avoiding the IRS before the IRS actually resorts to seizure activity. The IRS attempts to collect amounts owed to them and a seizure is the ultimate act in their collection efforts. This is the highest level of IRS collection and it handled by our staff with immediate attention and resolution.