In accordance with Title 26 IRS Code, Section 6502(a)(1), IRS’ ability to collect any federal tax expires 10 years after it assesses the tax, unless it commences a lawsuit to collect the tax, obtains a favorable court judgment and periodically renews the judgment. The 10 year time period begins to run on the date IRS assesses the tax, not on the date it files a tax lien.

While Federal Income Tax Liens are recorded in the Register of Deeds office we have no jurisdiction over the lien itself or any release documentation once the lien is satisfied. We cannot record a Release unless one is presented to us for recording. The IRS changed their procedures several years ago and now consider their liens to be "self releasing" after a certain number of years. As a result they do not record Release of Lien documents as they used to do.

Liens filed in the Clerk of Courts Office are a matter of public record. This information may be picked up by local and national credit bureaus and become a part of your credit history. Once the debt is paid, the lien information can remain on your credit history as 'satisfied'. It is the credit bureau not the Attorney General which determines whether or for what period this information remains a part of the credit history.

A tax lien is filed with the county courts when a tax liability is referred for collection. The Department of Taxation does not forward information to, nor receive information from the credit bureau. However, when an assessment is forwarded to the Attorney General's Office for collection, a judgment lien is filed with the county clerk of courts. This information is public record. Various credit bureaus, banks or financial institutions can obtain any information, which is public record.

If there is a federal IRS tax lien on a home and the owners intend to sell the home to The Road Home Corporation under Option 2 or 3, the owner will have to pay off the lien or obtain a release of the lien from the IRS. The mortgage lender or Recorder of Deeds office in your Parish can provide information about federal tax liens.

You can be qualified for a home loan with a tax lien on your credit report, but it will have to be paid off before you are able to close. Lenders will often allow you to satisfy the tax lien on the day of closing.

Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, credit bureaus can report most negative credit information for no more than seven years. There are some exceptions to the seven-year rule. For example, bankruptcies may be reported for ten years.

Most people are unaware of exactly how long credit items will remain on a credit report. It is actually very "One Sided". The "Fair Credit Reporting Act" (FCRA) mandates the duration of time negative credit items can remain on your credit report. The sad part is that the Credit Reporting Agencies (CRA's) benefit from collecting and leaving these negative items on your file. A common myth it that CRA's are run by The Government.

Most credit history stays on your file for a maximum of 7 years, except for bankruptcies which stay on for 10 years, unpaid tax liens which remain for 15 years, and positive information which remains indefinitely. Still, if you have defaulted on a loan, your creditors may continue to submit negative. Top page Previous Page

There are basically ten things that look the worst on your credit report. Here they are, listed from the best to the worst: Credit inquiries, credit rejections, late payments, past due and unpaid payments, court judgments, collections, loan defaults, repossession, foreclosure, and bankruptcy. All negative information stays on your credit file for anywhere from 3 to 7 years.

Federal law specifies how long negative information may remain on a credit report. Most negative information must be erased after seven years. This includes late payments, accounts that the credit grantor turned over to a collection agency and judgments filed against you in court. Credit reporting agencies use the date of original delinquency or, in the case of public records, the date of filing to determine when negative information is deleted.

All negative information stays on your credit file for anywhere from 3 to 7 years. However, if you are applying for life insurance for over $50,000, or for a job that pays over $20,000, a credit bureau may provide information that is over 10 years old

Federal law specifies how long negative information may remain on your credit report. Most negative information must be erased after seven years. This includes late payments, accounts that the credit grantor turned over to a collection agency and judgments filed against you in court - even if you pay the account off.

A. An initial alert stays on your credit report for at least 90 days. You can have an extended alert placed on your credit report for seven years if you have been a victim of identity theft (that is, if you can prove that someone has used your personal information without your permission) and you provide the credit bureau with a police report.

The Credit Bureaus would like you to believe that all information stays for 7-10 years, regardless of anything you do. Items on your credit report DO NOT Automatically drop off you MUST take action! Negative credit (late payments, collections, charge-offs, closed accounts, child supports, civil and small claim judgments, paid tax liens) - 7 years.