Tax Levy Help — Stop IRS Seizure of Your Bank Account or Assets

An IRS tax levy is the actual seizure of your assets — not a threat, but an active taking. Bank levies place a 21-day hold on your funds before they transfer to the IRS permanently. 911 Tax Relief acts the same day, working within that window to negotiate a release and recover frozen money.

What Is an IRS Tax Levy?

A tax levy is the IRS's legal mechanism for seizing a taxpayer's property or funds to satisfy unpaid tax debt. Unlike a tax lien (a claim against property), a levy is the actual taking of assets. The IRS can levy bank accounts, wages, Social Security benefits, retirement accounts, accounts receivable, and physical property.

The Critical 21-Day Window

When the IRS issues a bank levy, the financial institution places a hold on the funds in the account on the date of the levy — not new deposits. The bank must hold these funds for 21 days before transferring them to the IRS. This 21-day period is the taxpayer's primary window to negotiate a release and recover the frozen money.

How to Stop a Tax Levy

A levy can be released by establishing a formal resolution with the IRS — an installment agreement, Offer in Compromise, or Currently Not Collectible status — or by demonstrating that the levy creates an economic hardship. 911 Tax Relief pursues both simultaneously to maximize the chance of release before the 21-day window expires.

Types of Tax Levies We Handle

Bank account levies, wage garnishments (wage levies), Social Security benefit levies, retirement account levies, accounts receivable levies for businesses, and asset seizures — 911 Tax Relief provides levy release representation for all of these.