• Pay the outstanding tax debt, or make payment arrangements, as soon as possible. Penalties and interest may continue to increase the amount you owe
• NFTL a se yon dosye piblik ki ka afekte ou and your property and assets. A federal tax gravamen generally attaches to property you currently own and property you acquire in the future while the gravamen remains in effect.
• An unpaid federal tax debt can affect your ability to obtain or keep a U.S. passport if the IRS certified the debt as seriously delinquent.

You have a balance due on your tax account which has not been paid. After the IRS assesses a tax liability, sends a notice and demand for payment, and the balance is not fully paid, the IRS can file an NFTL. When the NFTL is filed, it alerts creditors that the government has a legal claim against your property.

NFTL an sekirize priyorite reklamasyon gouvènman an sou pwopriyete w ak byen w kounye a ak nan lavni jiskaske yo peye balans lan nèt. Pandan ke NFTL yo pa parèt ankò sou rapò kredi yo, yo ka toujou afekte kapasite w pou jwenn kredi si yon kreditè potansyèl itilize lòt resous, tankou dosye piblik, pou dekouvri NFTL la.

• Review the Letter 3172 and the enclosed Form 668(Y)(c) for the type, tax period, assessment date, unpaid balance, and deadline to request a hearing.
• Pay the amount you owe, contact the person listed at the top of the notice for the current payoff amount, or consider a collection alternative to stop additional collection actions. See opsyon peman yo pou plis enfòmasyon.
• If you disagree with the IRS filing a NFTL, you can request a Collection Due Process (CDP) by the deadline shown in the letter 3172 using the Fòm 12153, Request for Collection Due Process or Equivalent Hearing. If you miss the CDP deadline, you may be able to request an Equivalent Hearing within one year of the notice date, men you genrally will not be able to petition the U.S. Tax Court if you disagree with the Appeals decision. See Piblikasyon ..., Dwa Apèl Koleksyon, pou yon eksplikasyon konplè sou pwosesis CDP la.
• Ou ka mande tou yon konferans ak Biwo Apèl Endepandan IRS lè l sèvi avèk la Fòm 9423, Demann Apèl Koleksyon.

NFTL la lage lè: balans lan fin peye nèt, lè IRS kapab kolekte a ekspire, oswa IRS aksepte yon òf nan konpwomi.