silent tax lien: Silent Lien-Say What?
- 01/12/21 07:19 PM
A silent tax lien is a lien that arises automatically by statute if a tax liability is assessed. If a taxpayer owes money to the IRS, a lien will be filed against them and all of their assets, INCLUDING those assets acquired in the future.The IRS does not need to contact you to notify you of a lien. They will often file a public notice to let other creditors know that money will be paid to the IRS first. Now a taxpayer's name appears on public lists for lien filings and is sold to companies to market their services. However, a (6 comments)