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IRS <strong>Tax</strong> Collections: Liens and Levies<br />

The Zicklin <strong>Tax</strong> <strong>Seminar</strong> Series<br />

<strong>December</strong> 3, <strong>2012</strong><br />

Proper Assessment<br />

• Notice Requirements<br />

<strong>–</strong> No notice necessary for self‐assessment or<br />

computational correction<br />

<strong>–</strong> Stat. Notice of Deficiency (90‐day letter)<br />

• Statute of Limitations on Assessment<br />

<strong>–</strong> 3 years from date return due (if timely) or<br />

filed (if late)<br />

<strong>–</strong> 6 years if substantial understatement<br />

<strong>–</strong> No limit if return not filed or if fraudulent<br />

Statute of Limitations on Collection<br />

• 10 Years from assessment<br />

• Tolling of the statute of limitations<br />

<strong>–</strong> CDP Hearing<br />

<strong>–</strong> Offer in Compromise<br />

<strong>–</strong> Bankruptcy<br />

• IRS can reduce FTL to Judgment to extend<br />

time to collect<br />

Federal <strong>Tax</strong> Lien<br />

• “Silent Lien” arises at assessment<br />

• Notice of Filing of Federal <strong>Tax</strong> Lien<br />

<strong>–</strong> Establish Priority<br />

<strong>–</strong> Notice to <strong>Tax</strong>payer After Filed<br />

<strong>–</strong> CDP Rights to Protest Filing<br />

• Lien filing adversely affects credit rating<br />

<strong>–</strong> Prospective employers conduct lien searches<br />

ycort@litaxattorney.com<br />

www.litaxattorney.com<br />

©Karen J. Tenenbaum, P.C. <strong>2012</strong> Page 2<br />

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