Federal Lien Search
About Federal Lien Search
Quick answer. A federal tax lien search looks for a Notice of Federal Tax Lien in the recorder or state index where that notice was filed. The IRS explains the lien. It does not offer one public name box that covers every county.
What this site is for
The IRS describes a federal tax lien as the government’s legal claim against property for unpaid tax. The notice is the document other people can find. A release or a withdrawal is a later filing. The dollar figure on an old notice is not a current balance.
New York retrieves federal tax lien notices through the Department of State UCC inquiry. Other states use a county recorder or a different state index. The state pages name the starting office. Search the taxpayer’s name there, and search the county of the real estate if land is the question.
What we will not pretend to be
Federal Lien Search is not the IRS and cannot release a lien or state a payoff.
Mail and the form reach hello@federalliensearch.com. Ordering a certificate, filing an annual report, or changing an agent happens on the official portal, not here.