How to Get Through an IRS Wage Garnishment Unscathed
Your employer has no choice but to directly give a part of your paycheck to the Internal Revenue Service if he gets a notification that you are under a wage garnishment. It's definitely as terrible as it seems since you'll never see that money.
The IRS drastically deducts a considerable 80-85% of your net pay in a wage levy. This means that you will just be bringing home $200 out of $1000.
You will be able to address the garnishment of your wages with resources. In fact, in some cases, after working with a tax professional such as a tax attorney, they may be able to get your IRS wage garnishment released in a relatively timely manner. This relies on your tax professional's level of advice and expertise and your particular situation.
Similar to all areas of the IRS, there are very specific rules and guidelines related to an IRS levy being released and your wage garnishments being stopped. IRS employees need to follow strict rules before they handle any cases, or else face severe job punishments. A qualified and experienced tax professional will understand when the IRS is just giving you the runaround, and when they're telling the real truth about whether or not an allowance can be made or if there are simply no other choices. The IRS typically simply doesn't want to help taxpayers.
The IRS wishes to take money from you in the shortest possible time; that's why your wages are garnished. Essentially, the argument can be made that this is really the job of every single person working in the IRS. Although many people who work in the IRS are quite nice and cordial, they all have those underlying and fundamental job characteristics that can eventually ruin your life.
You require a tax lawyer or any tax professional who are not only knowledgeable of the IRS guidelines, but also have a successful track record in dealing with the IRS regarding wage garnishments. This way, you're sure that your case goes through the proper channels and that the IRS follows their own rules.
It is better to pick a tax professional you can easily work with as proceedings may take time. You should make it as easy as possible for yourself.
Darrin T. Mish is a nationally recognized attorney whose practice solely represents clients across the United States with IRS Problems. He is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell and is a member of the American Society of IRS Problem Solvers and the Tax Freedom Institute. He has been honored with a listing in Martindale-Hubbell's Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. He is passionate about providing IRS help to taxpayers with both individual and payroll tax problems. He also extensively travels the nation providing training to attorneys, CPAs and Enrolled Agents on how to handle their toughest cases with the IRS. If you would like more information about his practice and how he can help you, please call his office at (813) 229-7100 or toll free at 888-GET-MISH.
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