{"id":24719,"date":"2017-06-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getirshelp.com\/blog\/irs-wage-garnishment-help\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T15:23:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T15:23:15","slug":"irs-wage-garnishment-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getirshelp.com\/blog\/irs-wage-garnishment-help\/","title":{"rendered":"IRS Wage Garnishment Help &#8211; Facts You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After 32 years of IRS work \u2014 and more than $100 million in resolved tax debt \u2014 I&#039;ve seen just about every version of the problem you&#039;re dealing with. I&#039;m Darrin Mish, a tax attorney in Tampa. Here&#039;s what you should know.<\/p>\n<p>What do you do when you need\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/getirshelp.com\/blog\/tag\/irs-wage-garnishment\/\">IRS Wage Garnishment<\/a>\u00a0help because of your IRS Back Taxes? Do you need answers on how to stop IRS Wage Garnishment proceedings?<\/p>\n<p>An IRS wage garnishment is also called a wage levy. <a href=\"https:\/\/getirshelp.com\/blog\/the-difference-between-a-lien-and-a-levy\/\">A wage levy is different than a bank levy<\/a> in that it&#8217;s continuous.<\/p>\n<p>When you get that notice, <a href=\"https:\/\/getirshelp.com\/blog\/respond-irs-wage-levy-correctly\/\">the first thing you need to do<\/a> is get a copy from your employer.\u00a0It&#8217;s called a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/businesses\/small-businesses-self-employed\/what-if-i-get-a-levy-against-one-of-my-employees-vendors-customers-or-other-third-parties\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">form 668W, <\/a>and it&#8217;s a multipage form.<\/p>\n<p><center><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19364 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/getirshelp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/56.png\" alt=\"Image of bank vault depicting Darrin T. Mish Stop IRS Wage Garnishment\" width=\"467\" height=\"244\" \/><\/center>On the first page toward the bottom, there&#8217;s a place for you to list your dependents and your filing status.<\/p>\n<p>Make sure you list your filing status and your dependents on the form and get it back to your employer right away.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It may take more than one pay period to Stop\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/getirshelp.com\/blog\/irs-levy-and-you\/\">IRS Wage Garnishment<\/a>\u00a0levies. The more legal dependents you list on the form, the more income you&#8217;ll get your next paycheck.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The IRS must have issued a final notice of intent to levy. Plus\u00a0send it to you via certified mail at least 30 days before the wage garnishment.<\/p>\n<h2>Stop IRS Wage Garnishment Proceedings?<\/h2>\n<p>Proving IRS Wage Garnishment Help is one of the trickiest and most difficult situations I deal with as a Tax lawyer and is different than getting <a href=\"https:\/\/getirshelp.com\/blog\/handling-bank-account-levy\/\">a bank levy<\/a> released.<\/p>\n<p>You have almost no leverage. There&#8217;s no time for a tax payment plan, and you&#8217;re facing a situation where you\u00a0may have to agree to a bad deal just to get your wages flowing again.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17878\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17878\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17878 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/getirshelp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Wage-Levy-money-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Image of man handing money to tax man after depicting a person needing IRS Wage Garnishment help.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17878\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">You or your tax lawyer will need to call the phone number on the wage levy notice. The IRS employee will want to go through your monthly income. They&#8217;ll also go over your monthly allowable expenses. With that info, they will\u00a0come up with the monthly disposable income.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>They&#8217;ll want you to pay the monthly disposable income before they agree to release the wage levy.<\/p>\n<p>This may not sound so bad at first. Until you realize the monthly amount is greater than your actual ability to pay.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes you just have to agree and pay that amount until you can&#8217;t pay it anymore.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, it&#8217;s a good idea to have some other collection alternative in mind.<\/p>\n<p>Like an <a href=\"https:\/\/getirshelp.com\/blog\/what-is-offer-in-compromise\/\">Offer in Compromise<\/a> ready to send it once you can&#8217;t pay the ridiculous amount they demand you pay to release the wage levy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/getirshelp.com\/blog\/offer-in-compromise-guidelines\/\">If you can prove to the IRS<\/a> that you have no monthly disposable income, you may be able to convince them to put you into hardship\u00a0status.<\/p>\n<p>This is the best way to get tax relief help. But it\u00a0depends on your financial circumstances.<\/p>\n<h2>Will Filing for Bankruptcy\u00a0Get Your Wage Garnishment Released?<\/h2>\n<p>If timing is right and all to assist you in Stop line up, bankruptcy can be a viable solution to solving IRS problems, including wage levies.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on this check out\u00a0the articles I wrote in the <a href=\"https:\/\/getirshelp.com\/blog\/tag\/bankruptcy-and-taxes\/\"><strong>Bankruptcy and Taxes<\/strong><\/a> section of this site.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/getirshelp.com\/blog\/get-irs-wage-garnishment-unscathed\/\">Wage garnishments are brutal<\/a>. They are a terrible thing to go through. \u00a0If you wait for the IRS to make the next move, you will have fewer resources at your disposal to help solve your IRS problem.<\/p>\n<p>If you need IRS Wage Garnishment Help call my office\u00a0at 888-438-438-6474 and we can chat about it.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy the videos!<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">What Do I Do If I Get an IRS Wage Levy Garnishment?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"video-container\" align=\"center\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pGaWE_d3BX0?enablejsapi=1\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h3>\n<p>Because creditors collect payments directly from paychecks, needing IRS Wage Garnishment help is a terrible situation for people who owe back taxes.<\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/getirshelp.com\/blog\/irs-just-garnished-paycheck-whats-next-steps\/\">wage garnishment<\/a> happens after a verdict has been recorded. The defendant&#8217;s paycheck is garnished as a result.<\/p>\n<p>Typical reasons for IRS Wage Garnishments:<\/p>\n<p>* Child Support Arrears<br \/>\n* Tax Arrears<br \/>\n* Unpaid Court Fines<br \/>\n* Student Loans Arrears<br \/>\n* Credit Card Debt<br \/>\n* Other Debts<\/p>\n<p>Differing from state to state, federal law maintains IRS Wage Garnishment at 25%. States like Pennsylvania, North and South Carolina, and Texas don&#8217;t allow garnishment, while others allow lower amounts for garnishment.<\/p>\n<p>Needing IRS Wage Garnishment Help is a serious matter. To assist you with this and for IRS help for other tax problems, talk to an experienced lawyer.<\/p>\n<p><strong> If you would like more information about <a href=\"https:\/\/getirshelp.com\/blog\/law-offices-darrin-t-mish-p-tax-attorney\/tax-lawyer\/\">how Darrin may be able to help you<\/a>\u00a0Stop IRS Wage Garnishment proceedings, please phone his\u00a0office at (813) 229-7100 or toll-free at 888-GET-MISH.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After 32 years of IRS work \u2014 and more than $100 million in resolved tax debt \u2014 I&#039;ve seen just about every version of the problem you&#039;re dealing with. I&#039;m Darrin Mish, a tax attorney in Tampa. Here&#039;s what you should know. 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