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For salaried employees, the wage garnishment is a favorite and extremely effective tool the IRS has to collect a back tax debt.
What is an IRS Wage Garnishment (Levy)?
An IRS wage garnishment is an order directing your employee to withhold a specified amount from your pay and send it to the IRS. The total wage garnishment can be up to 80% of your wages and continues every pay period until the back tax debt is paid in full.
How is the amount of an IRS Wage Garnishment (Levy) Determined?
The IRS includes with the Notice of Wage Garnishment a chart your employer will use to determine how much to garnish from your pay for the IRS. The actual amount of the IRS wage garnishment is determined by your pay rate, dependents, and frequency of pay. You can expect the IRS to garnish from 30 to 80 percent of your total wages. In addition to the loss of income it is a major pain for you employer and will damage your relationship with them.
How can I prevent and IRS Wage Garnishment (Levy)?
The IRS has no desire to see you fired or go hungry. The IRS wants their money but if you really don’t have it and can’t afford to pay the whole tax liability they’ll settle for what you can pay. Please visit: OIC, IA, Corporate Shut down. Prevention of an IRS Wage Garnishment is key so by pursuing a resolution to your tax debt today means you don’t have to worry about not having a paycheck tomorrow.
How can I get a Wage Garnishment (Levy) Stopped?
Getting an IRS wage garnishment released is never easy and help from on of our tax attorneys will most likely be required. The IRS really has you where they want you. All of your due process rights have expired, they’ve found you and they’ve secured a constant flow of money from you. But don’t worry we get every IRS wage garnishment on our client released. It may take a couple weeks but with diligence they all get released.
Please visit: Getting an IRS Levy Released
What if I work as an Independent Contractor? Can an IRS wage levy attach to my pay?
Yes, either your employer treats it as if you were an employee and honors the IRS wage garnishment or the IRS issues an IRS Accounts Receivable Levy
Can the IRS take other enforcement actions against me while I’m under a continuous wage garnishment (Levy)?
Yes, the IRS can garnish up to 80% of your pay with an IRS wage levy and then turn around and take the 20% by levying your bank account.

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