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title: Hopping out of tax lien trouble
description: A tax lien can be issued by the IRS until you have paid delinquent taxes.
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# [Hopping out of tax lien trouble](https://www.fedortax.com/blog/hopping-out-of-tax-lien-trouble)

 Written by [on behalf of Robert J. Fedor, Esq., L.L.C.](https://www.fedortax.com/blog/author/on-behalf-of-robert-j-fedor-esq-llc) | May 29, 2015 12:30:00 PM

Earlier this month, Forbes ranked the five wealthiest hip hop artists. As fans of the genre might expect, Diddy, Dr. Dre and Jay Z comprised the top three. The only change in the order was found in numbers four and five, where Birdman slipped a notch.

The CEO of the Cash Money label had been hit with two [IRS tax liens for unpaid taxes](https://www.fedortax.com/Criminal-Tax-Matters/Failure-to-File-Report-Income-or-Pay-Taxes.shtml). The bill was around $2 million. Media outlets are reporting that the hip hop giant has written the federal agency a giant check, so maybe he'll reclaim his spot in next year's list.  
As you likely know, a federal tax lien is a claim against your property when you don't pay taxes owed. The lien is placed after the IRS assesses your tax liability and sends you a demand for payment. If that demand is ignored, the agency can then file a notice of a federal tax lien to tell your creditors that the government now has a legal right to your property (can include real estate, a business, securities, personal property, etc.). A lien can affect your ability to get credit, sell property, declare bankruptcy and so on, complicating virtually every aspect of running a business.

[The IRS has blunt advice](http://www.irs.gov/Businesses/Small-Businesses-%26-Self-Employed/Understanding-a-Federal-Tax-Lien) for how to rid yourself of the lien: pay "your tax debt -- in full." Once you've done that, the IRS releases the lien within 30 days. In the case of Birdman, he wrote the IRS a check for $[1,942,400.58](http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/birdman-pays-the-irs-s2-million-in-back-taxes-news.15583.html). So his lien problems should be disappearing within a month. With a net worth estimated at $150 million by [Forbes](http://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2015/05/05/the-forbes-five-hip-hops-wealthiest-artists-2015/), he can probably afford the stiff bill.

A tax attorney and law firm experienced in negotiating with the IRS can help you find favorable resolutions to complex problems.

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