Raging IRS: Martin Scorsese, Al Pacino Hit With Tax Liens
They'd better make sure to check if it's an actual lien, or just a notice of lien. They are two separate things. They'd also better demand to see the assessment against them on form 23C, which the IRS likely can't produce. They'd also better ask to see the abstract of the court decision, proving they were afforded due process. Otherwise, the "liens" are illegal with no force. They also need to demand a copy of the driver's license of any agents involved, as well as a copy of their Pocket Commission. I'll bet they have an A on them, which means that they only have administrative authority.
Oh, and the IRS isn't a government agency, its code has no legal effect in any one of the 50 states, and a lot of other things to numerous to mention concerning its so-called "authority." Why does the IRS have to ask the Sheriff of any county for assistance in seizing somebody's property? Because it has no authority to do so. And if they have no authority, they certainly can't delegate something that they don't have. Any sheriff assisting something like that is guilty of the second-degree felony called Conversion of Property.
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