Levy Middlesex NJ

A levy in Middlesex NJ is a legal seizure of your property to satisfy a tax debt. Levies are different from liens. A lien is a claim used as security for the tax debt, while a levy actually takes the property to satisfy the tax debt.

If you do not pay your taxes (or make arrangements to settle your debt), the IRS may seize and sell any type of real or personal property that you own or have an interest in. For instance,

• We could seize and sell property that you hold (such as your car, boat, or house), or
• We could levy property that is yours but is held by someone else (such as your wages, retirement accounts, dividends, bank accounts, licenses, rental income, accounts receivables, the cash loan value of your life insurance, or commissions).

We usually levy only after these three requirements are met:

• We assessed the tax and sent you a Notice and Demand for Payment;
• You neglected or refused to pay the tax; and
• We sent you a Final Notice of Intent to Levy and Notice of Your Right to A Hearing (levy notice) at least 30 days before the levy. We may give you this notice in person, leave it at your home or your usual place of business, or send it to your last known address by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested. Please note: if we levy your state tax refund, you may receive a Notice of Levy on Your State Tax Refund, Notice of Your Right to Hearing after the levy.

You may ask an IRS manager to review your case, or you may request a Collection Due Process hearing with the Office of Appeals by filing a request for a Collection Due Process hearing with the IRS office listed on your notice. You must file your request within 30 days of the date on your notice. Some of the issues you may discuss include:

• You paid all you owed before we sent the levy notice,
• We assessed the tax and sent the levy notice when you were in bankruptcy, and subject to the automatic stay during bankruptcy,
• We made a procedural error in an assessment,
• The time to collect the tax (called the statute of limitations) expired before we sent the levy notice,
• You did not have an opportunity to dispute the assessed liability,
• You wish to discuss the collection options, or
• You wish to make a spousal defense.

At the conclusion of your hearing, the Office of Appeals will issue a determination. You will have 30 days after the determination date to bring a suit to contest the determination. Refer to Publication 1660, Collection Appeal Rights (PDF), for more information. If your property is levied or seized, contact the employee who took the action. You also may ask the manager to review your case. If the matter is still unresolved, the manager can explain your rights to appeal to the Office of Appeals.

Levying your wages, federal payments, state refunds, or your bank account.

If we levy your wages, salary, or federal payments, the levy will end when:

• The levy is released,
• You pay your tax debt, or
• The time expires for legally collecting the tax.

If we levy your bank account, your bank must hold funds you have on deposit, up to the amount you owe, for 21 days. This holding period allows time to resolve any issues about account ownership. After 21 days, the bank must send the money plus interest, if it applies, to the IRS. To discuss your case, call the IRS employee whose name is shown on the Notice of Levy.

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Matthew A. Wallace graduated with a  Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and with a minor in Economics from Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey and was granted a Presidential Scholarship to attend Seton Hall University School of Law.

Mr. Wallace earned a Juris Doctorate degree from Seton Hall University School of Law. Mr. Wallace is admitted to practice in the State of New Jersey and in the New Jersey Federal District. He is a member of the New Jersey and Monmouth County Bar Associations.

Matthew A. Wallace Attorney at Law proudly provides legal advice and representation in law, court, legal aid, bankruptcy, chapter 7, chapter 13, divorce, alimony, debt, credit cards, discharge, personal injury, wrongful death, unemployment, judgments, liens, wage garnishment, and more for residents of eatontown, ocean township, middletown, neptune, point pleasant, toms river, old bridge, east brunswick, sayreville, carteret, edison, woodbridge, perth amboy, piscataway, monmouth county, ocean county, middlesex county, New Jersey.

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