Is the IRS taking money from your paycheck or threatening to do so soon? If so, the reality of not getting your normal paycheck can be extremely stressful and scary! Good news! There are options to get your wage garnishment released! The main focus of my tax practice is income tax representation for individuals. Many taxpayers who come into our Raleigh, NC office contact us to stop a wage garnishments issued by the IRS or the North Carolina Department of Revenue. Below is additional information about wage garnishments and how to get this type of tax garnishment released.
IRS Wage Garnishment
Without getting overly technical, a wage garnishment is a harsh action that the IRS takes to get taxpayers to start paying on an overdue tax debt by intercepting a portion of their paychecks. Wage garnishments are intended in many cases to create a hardship for the taxpayer to get their attention after several IRS tax notices have gone unanswered. In fact, the amount of the garnishments can be so severe that it can threaten a taxpayer’s ability to meet their regular living expenses. Fortunately, there are solutions for taxpayers to get their wage garnishments removed if certain requirements are met.
Wage Garnishment Removal
In many cases a wage garnishment is intended as a “wake-up” call by the IRS to get taxpayers to contact them to discuss a resolution option available under the Fresh Start tax program. Fresh Start resolution options include settling tax debts for a lesser amount, placing the account in an uncollectible status, or in many cases setting up an installment agreement to pay the debt over time. The wage garnishment will generally be released once an option is agreed upon. However, before such options can be pursued a taxpayer must get into compliance by filing any back taxes or unfiled tax returns among other requirements.
Please feel free to contact me if you or someone you know in the Raleigh, NC area needs help with getting a wage garnishment removed, needs help understanding the Fresh Start program, or needs help with back taxes. I can be contacted by phone at (919) 792-8511 or you can email me directly using this link.
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Lauren Massie
Lauren Massie, CPA, PLLC
8480 Honeycutt Road, Suite 200
Raleigh, NC 27615
(919) 792-8511
Lauren Massie, CPA, PLLC serves clients in North Carolina throughout the Greater Triangle Area including cities such as Raleigh, Wake Forest, Cary, Durham, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, Morrisville, Youngsville, Franklinton, Garner, Knightdale, Zebulon, Angier, Clayton, Louisburg, Henderson and Wendell.
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