The IRS has filed a Notice of Federal Tax Lien (NFTL) against a third party the IRS has identified as your nominee or alter ego for the unpaid balances located on the Form 668(Y)(c) enclosed with the letter.
You have a balance on your tax account which you have not paid and the IRS has filed a public document, the Notice of Federal Tax Lien (NFTL), with the local and/or state authorities to alert creditors that the government has a right to your interests in property specified in the notice or if none is specified all of your property being held in the name of the third party named in the notice.. While NFTLs no longer appear on credit reports, they may still affect your ability to get credit if a potential creditor uses other resources, such as public records, to discover the NFTL. See Form 668 (Y) (C) for more information.
A third party has been identified as your nominee or alter ego in the letter 3886 has and you have a tax a tax balance which has not been paid.
When the IRS isn’t paid, they can file a public document with the local and/or state authorities.
When the IRS files this special NFTL, it alerts creditors you are associated with the nominee and/or alter ego and you owe the government.
The NFTL secures the priority of the government’s claim to the property specified on the notice, if none is specified, then all your property that is being held in the name of the nominee and/or alter ego is secured by the lien.
The IRS will issue a Certificate of Lien Release 30 days after either:
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