Wage Garnishment

Ignoring a long-overdue tax debt can motivate the IRS to take extreme measures. If you fail to respond in some way to their efforts to collect an unpaid tax bill, they may get your attention by garnishing your wages. When the IRS enacts a wage garnishment, they plan to continually collect a portion of your paycheck each week until the tax debt is paid off, with little regard to how this loss will impact you financially.

How to Stop a Wage Levy

Resolving a serious tax problem like wage garnishment on your own is not only difficult, but it is likely to take much longer than it would for an experienced tax professional. Don't prolong your wage garnishment, contact Belbol & Associates today at 201-523-9442 or request a consultation online for professional tax help. When you turn to our Bergen County, NJ tax accountants for assistance, we'll know exactly what to do and will act quickly to resolve the matter. We have extensive experience mediating between taxpayers and the IRS and will find a better way to eliminate your tax debt. There are many options on how to pay off your tax bill including:

Pay Your Tax Debt in Full

This is the fastest way to end wage garnishment. Of course, if you could pay your back taxes you probably would have by now, but if you can find a way to pay the full tax bill all at once, the wage garnishment will stop immediately.

Enter into an Installment Agreement

An installment agreement allows you to pay off your tax debt slowly by offering reasonable monthly payments to the IRS. We can negotiate an installment agreement and when the IRS accepts it, the wage garnishment will stop.

File an Offer in Compromise

An offer in compromise allows a taxpayer to resolve their tax debt by persuading the IRS to agree to accept less than the full amount owed. Not everyone qualifies for this option, but if financial difficulties are preventing you from paying your tax debt, you may qualify.

Have Your Tax Debt Declared Currently Not Collectible

It's appropriate to apply for this special status as a temporary solution if you're living on a fixed income, unemployed, or suffering from an illness that prevents you from working. The IRS will refrain from attempts to collect their money while your tax debt is considered Currently Not Collectible.