When the IRS or California garnishes your paycheck or freezes your bank account, you have a short window to act. We file Collection Due Process (CDP) hearings, negotiate release, and protect your assets — fast.
If you received a Letter 1058 (Final Notice of Intent to Levy) or LT11, you have 30 days to file a Collection Due Process appeal — which legally pauses collection and gives you negotiation rights you don't otherwise have. Miss the deadline and the IRS can garnish without further notice.
Final Notice. 30 days to file CDP appeal — the most important deadline in tax collection.
21-day hold before funds go to IRS. We file release requests targeting the 21-day window.
Employer notified. We negotiate release based on hardship and structured payment alternatives.
Filed within 30 days of Letter 1058. Pauses collection, gives you settlement rights, and preserves US Tax Court review. Often the most powerful tool available.
Streamlined IAs (under $50K) approved with minimal documentation. Larger debts negotiated with collection information statements.
If you genuinely can't pay, we file Form 433 documentation to put the account in hardship status. Collection activity stops.
Settle the underlying debt for less than full liability. Particularly powerful when paired with a CDP appeal. Learn more →
First-time penalty abatement, reasonable cause abatement. Can reduce balances by 25-40% on its own.
For business owners hit personally for unpaid payroll trust fund taxes. We defend responsible-person determinations.
Sometimes, yes. There's a 21-day hold period before levied funds are turned over to the IRS. If we can show hardship or arrange an alternative resolution within that window, we can often get the levy released. Call us today — the clock is running.
Often within days. We file Power of Attorney, contact the assigned Revenue Officer, and propose an immediate alternative (CNC, installment, OIC pending). Most Revenue Officers will release garnishment in exchange for a documented good-faith resolution path.
The IRS can place a federal tax lien on real estate, but actually seizing and selling a primary residence is rare and requires judicial approval. Tax liens, however, damage credit and can complicate refinancing. We work to resolve underlying debt and request lien withdrawal.
A lien is a legal claim against your property (recorded publicly). A levy is the actual seizure of property — wage garnishment, bank account, accounts receivable. Liens damage credit; levies take money.
Yes — and getting current on filings is usually a prerequisite for any collection alternative. We help prepare delinquent returns and file them as part of the resolution strategy.
If you've received a final notice, a levy, or a wage garnishment, call us today. Same-day review available for time-sensitive cases.
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