Urgent IRS problems
The IRS just made its move. Here is yours.
A frozen bank account, a garnished paycheck, a final notice, a revenue officer at the door. Each one starts a clock. These guides from tax attorney Darrin T. Mish tell you what the deadline is, what to do first, and what not to do.
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Three rules for any urgent IRS notice
Find the date on the notice.
Most urgent IRS letters carry a deadline measured from the date printed on them, not the day you opened the envelope. Find it first.
Missing a deadline can cost you rights.
Some deadlines, like the 30 days to ask for a Collection Due Process hearing or the 90 days to go to Tax Court, close doors that do not reopen.
Calling is not the same as responding.
Where the law requires a written request or petition, a phone call does not protect you. Get the right form filed on time.
Guides by problem
Every guide cites the Internal Revenue Code section, IRS form or notice behind it, so you can check the rule yourself.
Money Already Taken
Bank levies, wage levies, Social Security levies and seizures, and how to get money released.
Deadlines Running
Final notices, the 90-day letter and lien notices, where missing the date costs you your rights.
The IRS Is at Your Door
Revenue officers, summonses and trust fund interviews: what they mean and how to respond.
Blocked by the IRS
A revoked passport, a stalled closing, or a call you are not sure is real.
Darrin T. Mish
Attorney, Law Offices of Darrin T. Mish, P.A.
- Admitted to The Florida Bar in 1993 (Bar No. 986641)
- Also admitted in Colorado and Texas
- Admitted to the United States Tax Court
- Admitted to the Supreme Court of the United States
- Office in Tampa, Florida; IRS matters for clients nationwide
Who writes these guides
Darrin T. Mish is a tax attorney who represents people in collection and enforcement matters with the IRS. The firm handles federal tax matters for clients nationwide from its office in Tampa.
This site is for the moment the IRS stops sending reminders and starts acting. It will not tell you a problem is simple when it is not. It will tell you which rule applies, where it comes from, and what to do next.