Requesting copies by phone — 800-TAX-FORM (800-829-3676).
Contact the IRS You can pursue applying for CNC status on your own by calling the IRS to see if you qualify. For individual tax matters, call 1-800-829-1040. For business tax matters, call 1-800-829-4933.
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.
You may not be required to make any payments to the IRS until your financial hardship dissipates and you are that much closer to discharging the liability in full. However, one key disadvantage of IRS currently non-collectible status is that it is only a temporary solution, generally lasting not more than two years.
Proper handling of the notice of lien is extremely important. Generally the IRS can pursue collection of a tax liability up to 10 years from the date it was assessed. A Notice of Federal Tax Lien may be filed any time within that 10-year period.
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.
A federal tax lien is valid for 10 years and 30 days from the date of assessment, unless prior to expiration of this period of limitations, the lien is properly refilled within the time allowed by law.
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.