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How To Remove a Tax Lien

Staff468 — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 13:09:00 -0500

It's no wonder that tax relief specialists thrive in such great numbers - taxes are seriously complicated and repercussions of failing to pay tax are significant. So what can you do to remove a tax lien?

A tax lien is placed on either your personal or real property when you fail to pay tax within a given period of time. The IRS gains legal claim on property until the lienor can pay the tax that is owed, the idea being to encourage the lienor to pay the tax. If the IRS has placed a tax lien on you, it will seriously affect your credit standing and will either render sale of property difficult or impossible. Removing a tax lien should be a huge priority for you, as you're no doubt well aware.

How To Take Federal Income Tax Deductions

M. E.203 — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 14:33:00 -0500

There is probably no area that causes more confusion among taxpayers than itemized deductions. You may have an unexpected financial event or change in circumstances, and the next thing you know your lawyer/employer/neighbor/ cousin Vinnie is telling you "Don't worry about it; you can take it off your taxes!" Really? How? Good questions.

In order to see if you really can or even should, keep in mind the following:

There are two ways to take deductions. There is the standard deduction, which is based on your filing status and is a set dollar amount that increases annually, and itemized deductions, the amounts spent on certain types of expenses totaled up. Both are subtracted from your income. It is both legal and smart to use whichever number benefits you the most.

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How To Stop an IRS Levy

Staff468 — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 16:52:00 -0500

An IRS levy refers to the actual seizing of property authorized by a tax lien. If a tax lien is the IRS's authorization to act by seizing property, then the IRS levy is the actual act of seizure. So how can you stop an IRS levy?

When the IRS does a levy, they bypass the courts and simply take your property, whether real or personal. The only time the IRS levy will involve the courts is when the IRS seeks the ability to seize property that is within the lien but currently beyond the reach of the IRS levy, such as necessary clothing, textbooks and certain business necessities.