When we pulled my brother’s credit report we learned a fewthings…
This Federal tax lien is on his credit report. We matched the address code to hisx-wife’s address. (The x-wife’saddresses are showing up as two of his addresses. He has never lived at either address.)
We filed his 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 taxes. There has never been a problem getting a full return. IF the IRS was notifying him, it was going to his x’s house. She, of course, was not telling him. She has an extensive criminal background, that includes identity theft and fraud. Like so many cats, she always lands on her feet.
Status: Federal tax lien filed.
Date Filed: 04/2005
Date Resolved: N/A
Claim Amount: $10,375
Liability Amount: N/A
Responsibility: Individual
- What is the first step that needs to be taken to address this?
- We honestly do not believe it is his. If it was honestly his, wouldn’t some of his tax returns (2003-2008, all filed AFTER the lien was filed).
- There was also a state tax lien filed.
PLEASE advise!
@IOBA wrote:When we pulled my brother’s credit report we learned a fewthings…
This Federal tax lien is on his credit report. We matched the address code to hisx-wife’s address. (The x-wife’saddresses are showing up as two of his addresses. He has never lived at either address.)
We filed his 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 taxes. There has never been a problem getting a full return. IF the IRS was notifying him, it was going to his x’s house. She, of course, was not telling him. She has an extensive criminal background, that includes identity theft and fraud. Like so many cats, she always lands on her feet.
Status: Federal tax lien filed.
Date Filed: 04/2005
Date Resolved: N/A
Claim Amount: $10,375
Liability Amount: N/A
Responsibility: Individual
- What is the first step that needs to be taken to address this?
- We honestly do not believe it is his. If it was honestly his, wouldn’t some of his tax returns (2003-2008, all filed AFTER the lien was filed).
- There was also a state tax lien filed.
PLEASE advise!
I would get all my tax documents together and then call the IRS for a detailed accounting of how they say he owes back taxes.
This issue can be extremely complex especially if a felonious ex-spouse is involved and there can be any number of possible reasons why -- at least to the IRS -- the tax lien is appropriate.
The good news is that if his former spouse committed tax fraud / filed a false claim against the government, she isn't very likely to land on her feet again.