How Can a Taxpayer Request a Discharge of an IRS Tax Lien? You need to submit form 14135, Application for Certificate of Discharge of Property from Federal Tax Lien at least 45 days before the sale or settlement meeting. Publication 783 provides the instructions for completing form 14135.
Centralized Lien Operation — To resolve basic and routine lien issues: verify a lien, request lien payoff amount, or release a lien, call 800-913-6050 or e-fax 855-390-3530.
IRS Releases Publication 15 (2022), Circular E, Employer's Tax Guide.
Complete Form 14135, Application for Certificate of Discharge of Federal Tax Lien attached with this publication.
You can apply to have the lien withdrawn by using Form 12277, Application for Withdrawal of Filed Form 668(Y), Notice of Federal Tax Lien (Internal Revenue Code Section 6323(j). A “discharge” removes the lien from specific property.
Help resources. Centralized Lien Operation — To resolve basic and routine lien issues: verify a lien, request lien payoff amount, or release a lien, call 800-913-6050 or e-fax 855-390-3530.
If the debt is $10,000 or more (up from $5,000 before the IRS Fresh Start program), then the IRS will file a federal tax lien as early as ten days after you receive your notice.
Centralized Lien Operation — To resolve basic and routine lien issues: verify a lien, request lien payoff amount, or release a lien, call 800-913-6050 or e-fax 855-390-3530.
Federal/IRS tax lien search You can conduct a federal tax lien search at the following places: State Recorder's office. Secretary of State's office.
Requesting a Copy of the Certificate For a copy of the recorded certificate, you must contact the recording office where the Certificate of Release of Federal Tax Lien was filed.