The phrase “wage garnishment” is an “effect” of an IRS levy. Wage garnishment by the IRS takes place after the IRS secures a tax levy due to unpaid taxes. Wage garnishment by the IRS is one of the easiest ways to collect overdue tax debts and, subsequently, one of the most prevalent methods used by the IRS.

The IRS will be contacting your current employer and demand that your employer withhold a specific percentage of your wages to be paid every pay period directly to the IRS. Your employer must comply with the demands of the IRS or else they will be held liable for your tax debt. As such, when the IRS garnishes your wages, it is not only personally embarrassing, but your employer has no other alternatives than paying the IRS what they demand and it doesn’t matter if you’re their most valued employee.

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