The FAQs for the Arizona Tax Attorney

The Arizona tax attorneys are always available toback to some more years back in time.
answer the queries of the taxpayers who are buggedWhat is meant by wage garnishment?
with the disputes over their annual taxes. Here areWith the term wage garnishment, it means that a levy
among the common questions posed by theis imposed in another method. This method is
taxpayers as they get the chance to confer with theconcerned with the manner of collecting the back
Arizona tax attorneys.taxes which a taxpayer owes the IRS. With regards
What is common the things to happen in the event ofto the IRS attacks, the words levy and garnishment
an unfiled tax return?mean the same thing. The typical targets of the
Unfiled tax returns only signify one thing—and that isgarnishment are your bank accounts and wages but
being in real trouble with the Internal Revenue Service.the rule may also apply to the seizure of your furniture,
If for example you owe IRS some taxes for about tenequipment, your home, your vehicles, and your other
years, then they will compute it all. They will try theirvalued possessions.
level best to reach you through your old address. If inIs any bank permitted to turn over an account to IRS
this event you have moved out of the country andwithout the concerned party's consent?
once you come back, IRS will go after you demandingWhen IRS imposes a levy on your account in the
your dues for your taxes in the entire year of yourbank, your bank is legally bound to turn over whatever
absence.amount is in your existing account. It does not regard
When such case arises, you know one thing for sure.the fact as to whether it is your own money or not or
You know that you can be condemned for taxwhere you got your money. Keeping those monies in
evasion. This is a crime which is punishable by the law.your own account is enough justification. Most people
IRS will be very religious in sending you reminders. Atkeep direct deposits for the Social Security, pensions,
one point, these reminders will become unfriendly andchild support, and many others but then the IRS does
you will just be shocked to receive a Notice of Intentnot consume time to locate the source of the money.
to Levy all your wages and assets.At the time when the money gets deposited in an
Does it mean trouble for the unfiled tax returns thataccount which is under your name, it automatically
date way back?loses its own identity.
It is in fact very much complicated if your unfiled taxWhen will these levies on the bank account be
returns trace to at least six years backwards. It is sostopped?
because the files are kept in storage and it will needIn comparison with the wage garnishment, a levy in
enough concerted effort to locate those records. Anyour bank account will only happen once. Meaning, the
agent will need to browse through all of the kept filesnext batch of money that gets deposited in your
to be able to gather them all. You can just imagineaccount will solely be yours again.
how difficult it could be if your unfiled tax returns date