This just in for IRS operations during the Gov't slowdown

[Jack from Ohio]

1. From the IRS website http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Operations-During-The-Lapse-In-Appropriations ,

Is the IRS continuing to issue levies or liens during this period?

During the lapse in appropriations, the IRS is not sending out levies or liens - either those generated systemically or those manually generated by employees. The IRS notes that taxpayers may still receive levy or lien correspondence with October mailing dates, but those notices were printed before IRS shut down operations were fully complete. (It is standard practice for these notices to be printed with a future date to allow for mailing time to reach taxpayers.) In addition, the IRS notes that other letters related to liens and levies such as notifications that a taxpayer could potentially be subject to a lien or a levy at a future date continue to be automatically generated by IRS systems during the appropriations lapse. However, the IRS emphasizes that these notices are not actual levies or liens; just a notification of potential future action. For more information on the IRS collection process, see Publication 594, the IRS Collection Process.

2. For additional information, see the attached article (from Accounting Today).

[ILLMAS]

Yup, a client received one dated October 15, 2013, she received it on October 8, 2013.