Wage Levy/Garnishment

When the IRS has been unable to collect taxes from your bank accounts, they may attach your wages. This process is known as a “wage levy.”

After providing the required 30-day notice through certified mail, the IRS is legally allowed to levy or attach your wages.  Salaries in excess of $5,000 per month may result in a loss of wages in an amount equal to 60% to 70% of your take-home pay.

Wage levies/garnishments are the most devastating and humiliating of all governmental collection tools. They are designed to force taxpayers to come forward, deal with their tax problems and begin the process of full tax compliance.

Our staff has years of experience lifting/releasing levies and wage garnishments rapidly.

Depending on your particular circumstances, we usually require only 2-7 business days for us to successfully lift a wage levy, provided your tax returns have been filed.

Your case will be immediately assigned on an emergency-basis to a tax manager who will oversee your case from the start and up through the levy release. We will work with you rapidly to develop a personal budget to present to the IRS and then map out the best long-term solution possible based on your circumstances.

Please be prepared to fax us a copy of the levy document, a recent payroll statement, your payroll department contact person and fax number,  and then to discuss your personal monthly expenses, such as rent/mortgage, utilities, car payments, insurance, medical costs, etc.