Federal tax lien problem?

Question

Im 18 years old and I have recently looked at my credit report, and it says I owe a $5,100 federal tax lien to my courthouse.
It says its from 1994 and im 18, I was 5 years old in 1994! If I go to the courthouse and prove that I was a little kid when this happened will they remove it from my credit history? I dont want this to hender my life, I just want it gone. Is there a way to be free of this burden? Help me please.

Answer 1

You should contact the Internal Revenue Service to get detail information concerning this matter.They are the ones that would have filed the federal tax lien and will able to give you detail information per your social security number. If the lien was issued in error they are the only ones that can release the lien. You can also dispute the information on your credit report and if it was put on your report in error the credit reporting agency will remove the lien from your report. Be sure to contact all three credit agencies concerning this matter to see if it appears on other reports. good luck

Answer 2

The courthouse isn't going to be able to do anything about this if it's a federal tax lien. The courthouse is a county place, not federal. What does it really say, FEDERAL tax lien, or to the COURTHOUSE? If it says federal, call the IRS and also the credit bureau.

It's possible for a five-year-old to have tax liability, but not common, so unless you had income at that age (and not just from the tooth fairy or an allowance), it's some kind of mistake.

Answer 3

You probably wouldn't go to the courthouse -- you would contact the credit reporting agency where the report came from and file a discrepancy with them -- if you tell them that you think there's an error, they'll investigate it for you . . . especially if you tell them that you were 5 years old at the time of the tax lien.