Federal Tax Lien


Definition of "Federal tax lien"

Phil "Dr. Phil" Hinesley
  Chanticleer Properties, LLC

Placed by the federal government on a individual's real property for federal estate tax or income tax law violations. In the case of a federal estate tax lien, upon the owner's death, the estate is liable for the tax lien.


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