IRS NOTICE REFERENCE
Levy Release
If you have an unpaid tax debt, the IRS may have issued a levy, which is a lawful seizure of your property or assets (such as funds from a bank account, Social Security benefits, wages, your car, or your home). The IRS i…
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Notice details
- Notice code
- Levy Release
- Category
- Account and informational
- Severity tier
- Tier 1 — Routine. Informational or administrative notice; no response typically required.
- Source
- IRS Taxpayer Advocate Service
What this notice is
If you have an unpaid tax debt, the IRS may have issued a levy, which is a lawful seizure of your property or assets (such as funds from a bank account, Social Security benefits, wages, your car, or your home). The IRS is required to release a levy if it determines that: You paid the amount you owe and no longer have a balance. The period the IRS can collect the tax ended before the levy was issued. Release of the levy will help you pay your taxes. The levy is creating economic hardship (you cannot afford your necessary living expenses). You are in an Installment Agreement and the terms of the agreement do not allow for the levy to continue. When the levy has secured more than is owed, a por
Source: IRS Taxpayer Advocate Service. Reproduced for reference. General information — not legal or tax advice.
Official IRS reference
Read the official notice page on IRS.gov: https://www.taxpayeradvocate.irs.gov/notices/levy-release/
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