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beckylousiana
Mar 12, 2009, 07:22 AM
If the IRS has a lein against you for back taxes, does it ever expire, and what happens if you die?
ScottGem
Mar 12, 2009, 08:18 AM
It expires when its paid. If you die its applied to your estate.
beckylousiana
Mar 12, 2009, 02:42 PM
I am a little confused, as I found this article.
IRS Statute of Limitations: Do Taxes Ever Expire? (http://ezinearticles.com/?IRS-Statute-of-Limitations:-Do-Taxes-Ever-Expire?&id=52707)
It states that that the IRS has 10 years??
ScottGem
Mar 12, 2009, 05:28 PM
Well looks like I was wrong. Sorry about that. Generally a debt never expires, so I assumed that applied to tax debt as well.
MLSNC
Mar 12, 2009, 07:32 PM
Generally the time frame for collections is 10 years from the date the tax is assessed. A copy of the lien should show the date the tax was assessed. The date you file the return is not the date the tax is assessed.