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IRS's redemption routine after the auction sale.In Reply to: IRS lien - follow up posted by Lorraine on February 27, 2002 at 5:14 AM : I posted a while back about the house we're buying from the winner bidder at a foreclosure sale. The day we were supposed to settle on the property a large IRS lien was found on the property. Our seller has applied for a waiver of the right of redemption or a discharge of the lien. He's willing to pay a few thousand dollars to make the problem go away. Anyway, the paperwork was filed with the IRS almost 3 weeks ago. The last I heard, it had been forwarded to Atlanta. : My questions are: : 1.) What is the Atlanta connection? Is this a good thing or a bad thing? : 2.) The IRS Manual said it should act on these requests within 20 days. How good are they at keeping this deadline? What happens if they don't act on the request? : 3.) What happens if the IRS comes back with a figure higher than my seller is willing to pay? Does my seller simply wait for the 120 day redemption period to pass (it's up on March 21.) : 4.) Is it too late for the IRS to redeem the property? As far as I know it hasn't solicited bids. It's my understanding that they can't even recommend redemption unless they have a guaranteed bidder. Is this correct? : Thanks for your help, ============ Lorraine, 1). Atlanta must be where the IRS higher ups are for that area. I take it as positive that theyre thinking about the proposal enough to bump it upstairs. 2). IRS is good at moving offers in compromise right along. 3). IRS wont come back with a higher counteroffer. They will just tell you to make another bid. 4). No, its not too late for IRS to redeem. They can redeem right up to the last day. Their procedures require that they have a guaranteed bidder to justify their redemption. Follow Ups: Post a Followup:
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