| No sympathy…You work hard to earn enough | | | | solutions available where you’ll still have to pay your |
| money to put food on the table for your family. But | | | | debt, but at least the IRS isn’t taking your earnings. |
| when you owe money to the IRS all that hard work | | | | You can enter into a payment plan with the IRS. With |
| can add up to nothing. A wage garnishment is a nasty | | | | an IRS payment plan you pay a monthly amount to |
| trick the IRS uses to collect a debt owed. | | | | the IRS. As long as you pay this amount each month |
| It isn’t yours…You’re probably upset that the | | | | on time your wage garnishment will be lifted. Here’s |
| IRS is taking out 50% of your gross pay. And on top | | | | the condition though, the IRS determines what |
| of that you still have the regular taxes taken out of | | | | you’re payment will be. This can be a burden, but |
| your check too. But it isn’t your money anymore; | | | | the alternative is still much worse. |
| it’s Uncle Sam’s money, and when I was an | | | | You can negotiate for a settlement with the IRS on |
| IRS-Hitman it was my job to make sure my | | | | your own or with the help of a tax professional. While |
| Uncle’s pockets were full. | | | | negotiating with the IRS, collection activities are put on |
| Is it that bad? How could I do that to someone? | | | | hold until a resolution can be reached. Once your |
| Especially when I knew that the target couldn’t buy | | | | settlement has been accepted or denied you’ll still |
| their kids new clothes for school, heck the target | | | | owe some or all of the debt. There are also conditions |
| couldn’t even buy their kids school supplies. | | | | that you must maintain after a settlement offer has |
| No one is safe…Even if you don’t get a paycheck, | | | | been accepted and the IRS is always waiting for you |
| if you get social security or disability the IRS can | | | | to make a mistake again. |
| garnish that too. In fact the IRS can garnish up to 15% | | | | Take Action! I can’t stress enough how important it |
| of social security. I would always feel a twinge of guilt | | | | is to take action as soon as you know there is money |
| taking money from someone on a fixed income. | | | | owed to the IRS. The number one reason I had to |
| Some advice… But you want to know how to get | | | | target someone for a wage garnishment was |
| out a wage garnishment. The IRS would like to keep | | | | because they put off doing anything about their debt. |
| garnishing your wages because it’s an easy way | | | | Now you have the smoking gun…Use it! |
| to get the money you owe. But there are some | | | | |