{"id":606596,"date":"2026-07-30T20:33:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T20:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.olympiajournal.com\/news\/story\/606596\/irs-collection-actions-hit-a-10year-high-what-taxpayers-must-do-now.html"},"modified":"2026-07-30T20:33:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T20:33:46","slug":"irs-collection-actions-hit-a-10year-high-what-taxpayers-must-do-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.olympiajournal.com\/news\/story\/606596\/irs-collection-actions-hit-a-10year-high-what-taxpayers-must-do-now.html","title":{"rendered":"IRS Collection Actions Hit a 10-Year High. What Taxpayers Must Do Now"},"content":{"rendered":"

RENO, NV –<\/strong> IRS enforcement is back. And it’s hitting harder than it has in a decade. According to the IRS Data Book FY2023, the agency filed over 520,000 federal tax liens and issued more than 1.7 million levies and seizures in a single fiscal year, marking a return to pre-pandemic enforcement levels after years of temporary relief measures. As the IRS continues rebuilding its collection workforce following the Inflation Reduction Act funding provisions, tax professionals are seeing a sharp rise in enforcement notices reaching people who assumed their back-tax situations had simply been forgotten. They haven’t been. The Tax Law Pros, a Nevada-based tax resolution firm with 44 years of IRS negotiation experience, is urging taxpayers who’ve received any IRS notice in the past 90 days to treat it as an active threat. Not a formality.<\/p>\n

Key Facts: IRS lien filings exceeded 520,000 in FY2023, according to the IRS Data Book FY2023. The highest volume since before the COVID-19 enforcement pause The IRS issued more than 1.7 million levies in FY2023, targeting wages, bank accounts, and property, per the same IRS Data Book The IRS does not pause collection activity while taxpayers decide what to do. Once a levy is issued, assets can be frozen within days The Tax Law Pros has resolved cases saving clients between $27,500 and over $1,200,000, depending on case complexity and tax debt size The firm holds authority to immediately stop all IRS communication with a taxpayer upon engagement. A protection self-represented taxpayers don’t have The Tax Law Pros can file a petition in US Tax Court, a legal tool most tax relief firms and CPAs can’t access on their clients’ behalf<\/p>\n

The enforcement surge isn’t random. The IRS prioritized collection infrastructure as part of its post-pandemic recovery, and the agency has been explicit, in its published Strategic Operating Plan, that returning to full enforcement capacity is a stated goal. What that means practically is that taxpayers who received leniency between 2020 and 2022 are now squarely back in the IRS’s field of view. Consider a taxpayer who received a CP14 notice last fall, assumed it was routine, and took no action. By spring, a Notice of Federal Tax Lien had attached to their home. By summer, a bank levy was in process. That sequence, notice to lien to levy, can happen in under six months. The IRS doesn’t need a court order to garnish wages or freeze accounts. It already has the authority.<\/p>\n

That’s the part most people don’t fully grasp until it’s too late. The IRS has collection tools that bypass the legal protections debtors have against private creditors. There’s no automatic stay, no required lawsuit, no judgment phase. An IRS levy on a paycheck can begin with 30 days’ notice. A bank levy can land with no advance warning beyond the initial notice you may have already ignored.<\/p>\n

What changes this trajectory is representation. Specifically, having someone who can invoke your rights before the IRS acts, not after. The Tax Law Pros uses a structured four-step resolution process: assess the full liability picture, identify every available IRS program the taxpayer qualifies for (Offer in Compromise, Installment Agreements, Currently Not Collectible status, Innocent Spouse Relief, Penalty Abatement), negotiate directly with IRS agents, and close the case with maximum financial protection. That process doesn’t work the same way when collection is already in motion. Earlier engagement consistently produces better outcomes. That’s not a marketing claim, it’s how IRS resolution programs are structured. Several programs have eligibility windows that close once enforcement escalates.<\/p>\n

Not every tax resolution firm can do the same things. Petition filing in US Tax Court requires specific legal standing. Stopping IRS communication requires formal representation on file. These aren’t formalities. They’re the difference between having actual leverage in a negotiation and hoping the IRS accepts your letter.<\/p>\n

What This Means If You Have an Open IRS Issue<\/p>\n

If you’ve received any IRS notice. A CP14, a CP503, a Letter 1058, or anything referencing a lien or levy. The enforcement data makes one thing clear: the IRS isn’t slowing down. The question isn’t whether action is required. It’s whether you take that action before the IRS does.<\/p>\n

“The data shows IRS enforcement is back at full speed after years of reduced activity. That means there’s a population of taxpayers right now who think they have more time than they do. And some of them are going to learn that the hard way. The IRS doesn’t send a final warning before it levies your bank account. It sends a series of notices people often mistake for warnings.”. Tax Resolution Specialist, The Tax Law Pros<\/p>\n

“Waiting feels like the safe move when you’re scared of what the answer might be. But every month without representation is a month the IRS is running its own process on your case. Building the file, applying penalties, and moving toward enforcement. The taxpayers who come to us with the most limited options are almost always the ones who waited the longest.”. Senior Tax Attorney, The Tax Law Pros<\/p>\n

About The Tax Law Pros<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Tax Law Pros is a Nevada-based tax resolution firm with over 44 years of experience representing individuals and business owners before the IRS. The firm’s attorneys hold the authority to stop IRS collection efforts, negotiate settlements, file US Tax Court petitions, and represent clients across the full range of IRS resolution programs. Including Offer in Compromise, Innocent Spouse Relief, and Penalty Abatement.<\/p>\n

Free consultations are available at https:\/\/thetaxlawpros.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Media Contact<\/span>
Company Name:<\/strong> The Tax Law Pros
Contact Person:<\/strong> David Tudor
Email:<\/strong> Send Email<\/a>
City:<\/strong> Sparks
State:<\/strong> Nevada
Country:<\/strong> United States
Website:<\/strong> https:\/\/thetaxlawpros.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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