Can I discharge a federal tax lien?
If your taxes qualify for discharge in a bankruptcy case under the 3-2-240 Rule, you may have won the battle but still lost the war. This is because bankruptcy will not wipe out prior recorded tax liens. A bankruptcy will wipe out your personal obligation to pay the debt, and prevent the IRS from going after your bank account or wages, but if the IRS recorded a tax lien on your property before you file for bankruptcy, the lien will remain on the property. In effect, this means you’ll have to pay off the tax lien in order to sell the property.
Other Bankruptcy FAQs:
- Are Alimony Debts and Payments Discharged in Bankruptcy?
- Are Income Taxes Dischargeable in Bankruptcy?
- Are My Student Loans Dischargeable in Bankruptcy?
- Can A Creditor Repossess My Car Without Informing Me?
- Can Bankruptcy Help My Credit Score?
- Can Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Save My Home From Foreclosure?
- Can I Convert From a Chapter 13 to a Chapter 7 or From a Chapter 7 to a Chapter 13 in Pennsylvania?
- Can I discharge A Federal Tax Lien?
- Can I File Chapter 7 and Still Keep My Car?
- Can I Keep My Boat If I File A Chapter 7 Bankruptcy?
- Can I Keep My Car After Filing Chapter 13?
- Can I Keep My Vacation Home If I File Bankruptcy?
- Can My Bankruptcy Be Denied?
- Does a Chapter 13 Ruin Your Credit?
- Does Filing Bankruptcy Result in Increased Taxes?
- How Much Does It Cost to Hire a Bankruptcy Lawyer in Pennsylvania?
- How Often Can I File For Bankruptcy in Pennsylvania?
- What Happens to Your Car Loan When You File Chapter 7?
- What to Do If Your Wages Are Garnished in Pennsylvania?
- Will Filing Chapter 7 Hurt My Credit?
- Will I Lose My Retirement Account if I File For Bankruptcy?
- Will The Trustee Come to My House?