If you’re a business owner and you fail to pay taxes, the government could slap your business with a tax lien. That’s a document filed by the Internal Revenue Service placing a legal claim against ...

Tax lien certificates can be a safe, collateralized complement to a balanced portfolio – but only if you have time, knowledge ...

If a homeowner doesn't pay their property taxes, the government can put a tax lien on their house. An unpaid tax lien can result in the homeowner losing their house through foreclosure. But did you ...

Marriage, siblings, estates and family ownership can all lead to unwanted trouble from the IRS if property is owned jointly. Should one of those joint owners be indebted to the IRS, the tax agency can ...

A Federal tax lien is not a piece of paper. It is a legal claim to a taxpayer’s property. It arises by operation of law when Federal tax is assessed against the taxpayer’s property, and remains unpaid ...

State tax lines are public records indicating a failure to pay state income taxes. They are a serious financial matter that need to be addressed. If you have credit problems in addition to a state tax ...

Tax liens used to be included on your credit reports, even if you paid them off. Today, however, they’re no longer included — but they are still part of the public record and can be seen by potential ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about small business lending, finance, and entrepreneurship. For most small business owners, debt is an unavoidable aspect ...

"Tax lien investing requires nowhere near the same level of capital traditionally used to buy and flip a house," Merrill says ...

A tax lien on property represents an official claim to real estate imposed by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) or local state authorities for the owner's failure to pay a tax bill. The tax bill may ...

Next City is hosting a live blog of the 2013 Reclaiming Vacant Properties conference, now ongoing in Philadelphia. Philadelphia Councilmember Bill Green recently floated the idea of selling tax liens ...

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