Our Tampa area wage garnishment attorneys take on the IRS to stop wage garnishments and collections for Florida taxpayers
If you live in the Tampa area and have received a CP-297, or Intent to Levy, or a CP-90, issuing notice of an impending wage garnishment, action must be taken immediately to ensure your assets and wages don't get compromised. Luckily for Tampa taxpayers, Tampa Pure Tax specializes in representing local taxpayers to stop wage garnishment immediately.
In order to convince the IRS to suspend your back tax collections, you must have a tax resolution expert on your side to take on all IRS communications. A tax resolution specialist, like our team of tax attorneys right here in Tampa, will get in touch with the IRS immediately to negotiate a back tax relief plan and put a halt to your collections.
How To Prevent Wage Garnishment
When the IRS decides to levy on your wages (garnish your wages), they send a letter to your employer ordering them to take money from your paycheck and pay it over to the IRS to be applied to your back tax debt. Your employer is legally obligated to comply with the IRS' demand. The IRS has the power to take a lot of your income. Could you pay your bills if they did that? Most people couldn't. Remember, the IRS doesn't want to garnish your wages. They just want to be paid what they are owed. And, you'll ultimately pay less if you work out an agreement in advance, so to be clear, what you shouldn't do is pretend you never received the notice and ignore it. This is a serious matter that requires the professional assistance from our tax resolution experts in Tampa.
If you ever receive a phone call from someone claiming to be the IRS demanding payment or threatening collections, DO NOT comply, it is a scam.
The IRS Will Provide Ample Notice
Before they garnish your wages, four things are to occur:
- The IRS is required by law to issue a specific collection letter containing a demand for you to pay your tax bill.
- You must have failed to respond to this letter.
- The IRS will send you a final notice of intent to garnish your wages.
- If you do not respond within 30 days, the IRS will notify your employer to garnish your wages.
Do Not Ignore The IRS
The IRS pursues forceful collection acts if you ignore them. One of the strongest tools they have is the power to garnish your wages, with or without a judicial ruling. When the IRS decides to garnish your wages, they instruct your employer to withhold most of your paycheck and send the funds to go towards your tax debt. This deprives you of the money you need to support your family and it brings your employer into your back tax problem with the IRS, which may result in embarrassment and even jeopardize your job altogether.
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There's never a better time than now to take action to protect your financial future. Our Tampa wage garnishment attorneys are available today to help you stop wage garnishment immediately
