by Jon Call, EA | Jul 18, 2026 | IRS Collections & Levies
If the IRS levied your bank account, the bank freezes funds available when the levy is received and generally waits 21 days before sending those deposits to the IRS. That waiting period is in the Internal Revenue Code and exists so you can contact the IRS, fix errors,...
by Jon Call, EA | Jul 17, 2026 | IRS Collections & Levies
Key Takeaways The IRS can legally seize and sell your home to satisfy a tax debt. It’s called a real property levy. Before any seizure happens, the IRS must file a federal tax lien, send a Final Notice of Intent to Levy, and get supervisory and Department of...
by Jon Call, EA | Jul 16, 2026 | Installment Agreements
Missing one installment agreement payment does not end your IRS payment plan on the spot. The IRS first sends a CP523 notice of intent to terminate the agreement and levy. You have 30 days from the notice date to contact the IRS, and paying before the termination date...
by Jon Call, EA | Jul 15, 2026 | IRS Collections & Levies
by Jon Call, EA | IRS Collections & Levies Our team gets this question most often after an employer receives an IRS wage levy: how much of my paycheck can the IRS take? CLAW Tax Group’s answer: it is not a percentage. The IRS leaves you a fixed exempt amount...
by Matthew Wildes, JD, CPA | Jul 13, 2026 | Tax Resolution
Client name and identifying details have been changed to protect privacy. This is a real case. Dave had paid $62,000 in federal and state taxes on gambling income he never actually kept. The W-2Gs were real. The jackpots happened. But the money that came out of those...
by Jon Call, EA | Jun 29, 2026 | IRS Collections & Levies, Tax Resolution
Most people think of an IRS problem as a financial problem. A notice, a balance due, a penalty adding up. What they do not expect is to hand their passport to a gate agent and get turned away. That is not hypothetical. The IRS has the legal authority to get your...
by Jon Call, EA | Jun 25, 2026 | Tax Resolution
Client name and identifying details have been changed to protect privacy. This is a real case. The balance was $45,240. It had been growing for years, accumulating penalties and interest the way these debts do when the IRS is not being paid and nobody is managing the...
by Jon Call, EA | Jun 22, 2026 | IRS Collections & Levies
A CP504 lands in your mailbox with bold type, a balance due, and the words “Notice of Intent to Levy.” For most people the reaction is immediate panic. They assume the IRS is about to empty their bank account or garnish their paycheck within days. It is...
by Jon Call, EA | Jun 16, 2026 | Unfiled Tax Returns
Most people who haven’t filed in years are not hiding. They’re waiting. Waiting for the year their records are organized. Waiting until they can figure out exactly what they owe. Waiting for a moment where everything lines up and filing finally feels...
by Jon Call, EA | Jun 8, 2026 | Unfiled Tax Returns
Every week, we talk to people who haven’t filed a tax return in years. Some for three years. Some for fifteen. And when you ask them why they haven’t just dealt with it, you hear some version of the same answer: “I don’t have all my...
