TAX LIENS, WAGE GARNISHMENT, BANK LEVIES and PROPERTY SEIZURES

When a taxpayer ignores the repetitive IRS notices that are sent every couple weeks, the IRS has a record and timeline of unresponsiveness. This taxpayer unresponsiveness can take the case to the IRS Automated Collection Systems, otherwise known as ACS. ACS will begin the enforcement actions to get the attention of the taxpayer. 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 public record informing everyone that you owe taxes. The tax liens are filed with the County Clerk from which you or your business operates. These liens often make it impossible to purchase a home, refinance a home, find employment, buy a car, or do other financial things you would like to do.

WAGE GARNISHMENTS AND BANK LEVIES

An IRS levy is the most frequently used and deadly weapon used by the IRS to collect taxes. For example, the IRS can issue a bank levy to obtain your cash in savings and checking accounts. The IRS can levy your wages or accounts receivable. When this is done, the bank or employer will transfer your money to the IRS.

If the taxpayer is current and compliant or if there is an accepted emergency, Advantage Tax Resolution attorneys can get a lien or levy released in 24 hours.

Our most common call is for emergency help with a garnishment. It is tough to live day to day when 80% of your after-tax income goes to the IRS. Our professional staff understands how important a regular paycheck is to our clients and their families. Once you retain Advantage Tax Resolution, our tax attorneys immediately contact the IRS and negotiate by:

1. Negotiating a favorable and livable payment plan.
2. Negotiating with the IRS to reduce or eliminate the garnishment or levy.
3. Placing a client in a “currently non-collectible status" where NO money is collected by the IRS for a designated period of time.

These solutions are only temporary. Our seasoned staff of attorneys, CPAs and enrolled agents will be proactive 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 pursuant to federal law 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 to be habitually 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.