Tax Liens and Disputes

Tax liens often indicate that an individual or company is in poor financial health. Red flags include long-term outstanding liens or a flurry of liens filed over a short time period.

For example, a business with cash-flow problems may miss a few quarterly payments of federal employee-withholding taxes and be hit with an IRS lien. Likewise, missed payments of unemployment insurance premiums may result in a state labor department lien.

We know where to look for tax liens, which are filed in local courthouses and often available on databases.