IRS Letter 668-A
Why are you receiving this letter?
You received IRS letter 668A because you have unpaid IRS back taxes. No arrangement was made to resolve the IRS back taxes. As result, the IRS has taken collection enforcement option. This letter is notifying you that a levy was sent to your employer, bank, or business clients. The party receiving this levy is obligated to take monies owed to you and pay the monies to the IRS until your back taxes are fully paid.

- Your tax balance is less than $25,000.
- You don’t have unfiled tax returns.
- You are unable to pay back the taxes in full.
- You would like to discuss this with someone not working for the IRS to understand what is going on and the options you have

- Your tax balance is greater than $25,000.
- You have unfiled tax returns.
- You are unable to pay back the taxes in full.
- You would like to negotiate down the tax balances.
What you should do?
Read the form carefully. The form tells who the levy was sent to: your employer, bank, or clients that issue you 1099s.
IRS letter 668A provides information on the tax periods and balances owed on those tax periods. In our Form example, the IRS sent a levy to a financial institution. The IRS is attempting to collect on back taxes owed for Form 1040 returns for tax periods 2006 – 2009. The letter was sent by a Revenue Officer assigned to the file.
You have 21 days from the date of this notice to stop the IRS from taking your funds. Immediately contact the Revenue Officer, IRS ACS Collections, or a tax professional to find your options to resolve this issue. Click here to read more about how to remove an IRS Tax Levy.
What can you expect next?
The company receiving the levy notice must comply. Any monies owed to you will be paid to the IRS.
If you set up an arrangement, the IRS will release the levy. We recommend you ask the IRS to fax the levy release for quicker processing. Any funds already released to the IRS are generally not refundable. However, the IRS will stop all future levy action as long as you comply with the agreement made between you and the IRS.