Urgent help with an IRS levy, garnishment or final notice

Urgent help

If the IRS has levied your bank account or wages, or you have a final notice or a 90-day letter, call [PHONE NUMBER] ([HOURS]) and talk to a person. These cases have real deadlines, so we skip the chatbot and the estimate and start with what can be done right away.

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Call now if you have

A bank levy. Your bank holds the levied money for 21 days before sending it to the IRS.
A wage levy or garnishment. It continues each pay period until it’s released.
A final notice of intent to levy (LT11 or Letter 1058). You have 30 days from the letter’s date to request a Collection Due Process hearing.
A Notice of Deficiency (CP3219N). You have 90 days from the notice date to petition the Tax Court.

Phone: [PHONE NUMBER], [HOURS]. A person answers urgent calls.

What we do first

Find the deadline. We look at the letter or levy with you and work out how much time you have.
Get authorized. You approve our access, and a power of attorney (Form 2848), so an Enrolled Agent can act for you.
Pull your IRS records to see every balance, deadline and missing return.
Act on the urgent part. Depending on your case, an Enrolled Agent may request a hearing, ask the IRS to release a levy for hardship, or set up a resolution.
File what’s missing alongside, because most resolutions require it.

What to do while you wait

Keep every letter, including envelopes.
Don’t ignore deadlines while you look for help. If a hearing deadline is close, an Enrolled Agent can help you file Form 12153.
Check that letters are real. Verify them in your IRS Online Account, and see how to spot a fake IRS letter.

What we don’t handle

Criminal investigations, bankruptcy and business payroll tax cases need different specialists. If yours involves any of these, we’ll tell you on the first call and point you to the right help.

Common questions

Can you stop a levy today?

No one can promise that. An Enrolled Agent can ask the IRS to release a levy, for example if it’s causing an immediate economic hardship, and can set up a resolution. The IRS decides, and timing depends on the IRS.

What will this cost?

We use the same published price list. You’ll see the price before we start any work beyond the first call.

I have unfiled years too. Does that matter?

Yes. The IRS generally wants missing returns filed before it agrees to a payment plan. We work on both at once: the urgent problem first, the filing alongside.