IRS Levy, Lien, and Wage Garnishment Support

CPA-led response to active IRS collection: bank levies, wage garnishments, federal tax liens, and the notices that precede them.

Guidance for Businesses and Individuals Facing IRS Collection Actions

An IRS levy creates immediate disruption. It reaches bank accounts, wages, and assets, and a wage garnishment repeats every pay period until released.

Responding quickly matters, especially after a CP504 or a final notice such as LT11 / Letter 1058, where deadlines and response options may differ depending on the notice received. The IRS levy process follows a fixed sequence of notices, and each one opens a window to respond before the next step.

As a licensed CPA firm, we act as your authorized representative before the IRS and prepare the financial documentation a release depends on.

Why Acting Quickly on an IRS Levy Is Important

An IRS levy interrupts cash flow, garnishes wages, and freezes bank accounts, affecting long-term stability for businesses and individuals.

Acting early improves the ability to evaluate resolution paths. Collection due process rights attach to specific notices and expire on schedule, so the window to challenge an IRS levy narrows as time passes.

A CPA matters because release is decided on documentation, not explanation. Hardship is proved through a financial statement, lien relief turns on an equity analysis, and only a credentialed representative can file the request.

Key Areas of Support

CP504 and LT11 notice response within the filing deadline, since collection due process rights expire

Collection due process hearing requests filed by a credentialed representative, which suspends collection

Bank levy release pursued on hardship, an established agreement, or a procedural basis

Wage garnishment release, addressing an IRS levy that repeats every pay period until resolved

Federal tax lien withdrawal, subordination, and discharge, each turning on an equity analysis

Economic hardship documented through the financial statement the IRS requires

IRS Collection Support Services

Bank Levy Response

CPA assessment of the levy and pursuit of release where hardship, an established agreement, or a procedural basis supports it.

Wage Garnishment Support

Response to continuing wage levies, including hardship documentation prepared to accounting standards and establishing an alternative that ends the garnishment.

Federal Tax Lien Matters

Support with lien withdrawal, subordination, and discharge requests, including financial analysis, documentation review, and coordination when appropriate.

CP504, LT11 & Collection Notice Response

Review of IRS collection notices, deadlines, and available response options, including Collection Due Process rights when applicable.

Economic Hardship Documentation

Preparation of financial disclosure and collection information used to evaluate whether a levy is creating hardship, with allowable expenses and asset values reviewed under IRS standards.

Collection Due Process Hearing Requests

Preparation and filing of the hearing request within the applicable deadline by an authorized representative, with the supporting documentation reviewed before submission.

What CPA-Led Collection Support Addresses

Rights Preserved

Timely hearing requests may help preserve appeal rights and pause certain levy actions while the request is pending, depending on the notice and deadline.

Levy Release Pursued

Release requested on the basis the circumstances support, with the financial case documented rather than asserted.

Wage Garnishment Addressed

Continuing wage levies are reviewed and addressed through available IRS resolution options when the facts support relief or an alternative arrangement.

Lien Options Evaluated

Withdrawal, subordination, and discharge assessed against the criteria for each, including the equity analysis those requests depend on.

Who This Service Is For

This service fits businesses and individual taxpayers facing active IRS collection: a levied bank account, a wage garnishment in effect, a federal tax lien filed, or a CP504 or LT11 notice received.

We work with taxpayers who need the response filed within the applicable deadline and a licensed CPA handling IRS contact and the financial documentation the outcome depends on.

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What Clients Say About Working With Us

Businesses and individual taxpayers rely on our CPAs to respond when IRS collection is already active. These are reviews from clients who have worked with our team.

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Respond Before Collection Advances

Collection notices carry deadlines. Work with a licensed CPA firm to file the response that applies and pursue release where the circumstances support it.