How to handle improper lien affectting my FICO Scores

[Anonymous]

I had a sales tax account in the State of Indiana under my social security number which I forgot to file reports showing zero sales and sales taxes in August of 2008. This resulted in a tax lien being issued against me by a court in Indiana for $6,000. I handled this by filing the required zero sales report and the tax lien was satisfied. It still shows on my personal credit however and has dropped my scores by 60-70 points. Does anyone know how I can get this removed?

[JoeBJay20]

You should contact the state to see about getting the lien withdrawn or vacated.  Just having it released doesn't end the credit reporting, which can occur for 7 years after the lien is released. 

[Anonymous]

I live in Indiana and have had issues with State Tax Liens also. These were paid taxes that were posted as a lien and one said unpaid even after I received a refund! Keep contacting them, eventually they will get it fixed.