Written By: Michael Vale Reviewed By: Bridgette Austin, Esq., EA, Co-Founder and Tax Attorney Last Reviewed: August 29, 2026 Yes, the IRS can take money from your 401(k). It’s legal, and unpaid back taxes are the trigger. But a levy on a retirement account is...
Written By: Michael Vale Reviewed By: Bridgette Austin, Esq., EA, Co-Founder and Tax Attorney Last Reviewed: August 27, 2026 If you owe the IRS more than you can ever realistically pay, a partial payment installment agreement is the plan that can close the account for...
Written By: Michael Vale Reviewed By: Bridgette Austin, Esq., EA, Co-Founder and Tax Attorney Last Reviewed: August 25, 2026 You booked the trip months ago. Then a renewal gets denied, or worse, you find out at Detroit Metro that your passport is dead. That is how...
Written By: Michael Vale Reviewed By: Bridgette Austin, Esq., EA, Co-Founder and Tax Attorney Last Reviewed: August 21, 2026 Yes, you can file back taxes even if you have no W-2s, no 1099s, and no shoebox of receipts. The IRS already holds most of the income data...
Written By: Michael Vale Reviewed By: Bridgette Austin, Esq., EA, Co-Founder and Tax Attorney Last Reviewed: August 19, 2026 Yes, you can sell or refinance a home that has an IRS tax lien on it. People do it every month. The lien makes the deal harder, not impossible,...
Written By: Michael Vale Reviewed By: Bridgette Austin, Esq., EA, Co-Founder and Tax Attorney Last Reviewed: August 17, 2026 Yes, the IRS can garnish 1099 wages, though not the way it docks an employee’s paycheck. There’s no employer to withhold a slice...
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