Stopping Wage Garnishment–Patrick Cox, Taxmasters

The IRS normally doesn’t resort to wage garnishment (more accurately termed wage levy) until other attempts at collecting delinquent tax have failed. This is not always the case, but typically the IRS will garnish wages as part of a coordinated effort to collect past-due tax.

If the IRS is taking your wages, you need to act quickly. If you don’t act, the IRS can continue wage garnishment and will likely add to it liens against your property and levies against your bank, Social Security, and retirement accounts. The truth of the matter is that if the IRS believes you owe them money, they can take what you own to satisfy payment.

Wage Garnishment and Your Employer

There is nothing your employer can do to stop wage garnishment. They have to comply with the IRS or risk the IRS coming after them. Many people get upset with their employer in this situation, but there really is nothing the employer can do. There is something we can do to help, though.

Regain Compliance and Negotiate

The first step you have to take to stop wage garnishment is to regain compliance. A good tax representative like TaxMasters can help you achieve this. We have a great record of obtaining wage levy releases and reductions.

Looking Ahead

After regaining compliance and negotiating a release or reduction on your wage levy, it is important that you uphold your side of any agreements made with the IRS. Getting out of trouble with the IRS is always a challenge. Staying out of trouble after you regain compliance is far easier.

No matter your tax problem, if you need us we’ll be here. And if you are one of the unfortunate who just found out your wages are being garnished by the IRS, contact us today. TaxMasters can help stop wage garnishments.

Until you need us,

Pat Cox