Investors Daily

federal tax liens are yet another in a long list of things the government does to bully its own citizens around. Passed off as a simple debt collection mechanism, the trouble comes when the government makes a mistake, as it so often does, and the sheriff breaks down your door to collect property for settlement of a debt you don’t even owe.
Find out all you can about Federal Tax Liens online and from you lawyer or tax advisor before you do anything. Bad decisions can have big consequences here.
Remember that it’s your responsibility to assert your rights. The government won’t do it for you.