The IRS generally has 10 years – from the date your tax was assessed – to collect the tax and any associated penalties and interest from you. This time period is called the Collection Statute Expiration Date (CSED).
Complete Form 14135, Application for Certificate of Discharge of Federal Tax Lien attached with this publication.
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 there is a federal tax lien on your home, you must satisfy the lien before you can sell or refinance your home. There are a number of options to satisfy the tax lien.
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.
Requesting copies by phone — 800-TAX-FORM (800-829-3676).
4 ways to search for UCC and federal or state tax liens Use a dedicated lien search tool. Search business records at a state Secretary of State office. Look for liens on a state or county recorder's office website. Get a list from the IRS via a Freedom of Information Act request.
Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas: Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Austin, TX 73301-0014. Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming: Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Fresno, CA 93888-0014.