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Tuesday, January 13, 2009

IRS Tax Relief Options for Homeowners

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced an expedited process that will make it easier for financially strapped homeowners to sell or refinance a home burdened with a federal tax lien.

Homeowners looking to sell a home when a federal tax lien has been filed have options:

Certificate of Lien Subordination: http://www.irs.gov/. Taxpayers can request that the IRS make a tax lien secondary to the primary home loan.

Certificate of Discharge: http://www.irs.gov/. If homeowners are selling their home for a lesser value than the mortgage loan, they may apply for a tax credit if the mortgage is in first position.

The IRS may also issue a discharge if the taxpayer has sufficient equity in other assets or can pay the IRS its equity in the property.

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