Lucas Downey is the co-founder of MoneyFlows, and an Investopedia Academy instructor. Thomas J Catalano is a CFP and Registered Investment Adviser with the state of South Carolina, where he launched ...

The IRS has announced a set of new policies designed to help taxpayers pay their back taxes and avoid liens (IR-2011-20). The changes to the IRS’ lien filing practices include: The IRS also announced ...

If you’re a business owner and you fail to pay taxes, the government could slap your business with a tax lien. That’s a document filed by the Internal Revenue Service placing a legal claim against ...

While the process for filing and perfecting a mechanic’s lien (also called a construction lien in certain states) varies from state to state, federal bankruptcy law applies to all states. As a result, ...

In the guest column “Tax lien sales are inefficient, unjust” (Sept. 18th, Poughkeepsie Journal,) the writer suggests that the City of Poughkeepsie's method of enforcing delinquent taxes is unjust and ...

Every November, dozens of people gather in a courtroom at the Cabell County Courthouse for the county's tax lien sale. Up for bid are the delinquent tax tickets for hundreds of properties. Some fall ...

Clean Up Lien Process On March 14, the Columbia Association received a report of vital importance to the lien payers of Columbia from the governance structure committee. The report reflected the ...

Tax lien holders who conspired to keep interest rates high will offer discounts to property owners under a settlement that was recently granted preliminary approval. A dozen New Jersey homeowners are ...