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...
Written By: Michael Vale Reviewed By: Bridgette Austin, Esq., EA, Co-Founder and Tax Attorney Last Reviewed: August 15, 2026 Yes. The IRS can garnish Social Security. It uses a program called the Federal Payment Levy Program to take 15% of your monthly retirement,...
Written By: Michael Vale Reviewed By: Bridgette Austin, Esq., EA, Co-Founder and Tax Attorney Last Reviewed: August 13, 2026 A CP2100 notice isn’t an audit, and it isn’t a penalty. It means the IRS found a name and TIN combination on your 1099 filings that...
Written By: Michael Vale Reviewed By: Bridgette Austin, Esq., EA, Co-Founder and Tax Attorney Last Reviewed: August 11, 2026 A CP14 is the first balance-due notice the IRS sends, and it starts the clock on collection. If one just arrived, you are not in serious...
Written By: Michael Vale Reviewed By: Bridgette Austin, Esq., EA, Co-Founder and Tax Attorney Last Reviewed: August 9, 2026 An IRS LT11 notice, also sent as Letter 1058, is the last warning the IRS gives before it can legally take your wages, bank accounts, or other...
Written By: Michael Vale Reviewed By: Bridgette Austin, Esq., EA, Co-Founder and Tax Attorney Last Reviewed: August 7, 2026 An IRS notice of deficiency starts a 90-day clock, and that clock is the first thing to deal with. You have 90 days from the date printed on the...
Written By: Michael Vale Reviewed By: Bridgette Austin, Esq., EA, Co-Founder and Tax Attorney Last Reviewed: August 5, 2026 If a CP504 notice just landed in your mailbox, here’s the short version. The IRS wants a past-due balance, and it’s warning you that...
Written By: Michael Vale Reviewed By: Bridgette Austin, Esq., EA, Co-Founder and Tax Attorney Last Reviewed: August 3, 2026 A CP2000 notice gives you a short window, usually 30 days from the date on the letter, to respond. It is not an audit and not a bill. It is a...
Written By: Michael Vale Reviewed By: Bridgette Austin, Esq., EA, Co-Founder and Tax Attorney Last Reviewed: August 1, 2026 If you got a tax bill from an audit you never really fought, IRS audit reconsideration is your way back in. It is a request to have the IRS...
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