Texas has some of the strongest wage protections in the country, but they don't apply to the IRS, and if a Final Notice of Intent to Levy has already been mailed, the countdown is federal, not state. This guide breaks down exactly how much of a Texas paycheck the IRS can legally take, the mandatory warning notices it must send first, and the specific steps to release a levy before or after it hits.
An IRS bank levy freezes your funds, but not permanently, the bank must hold them for 21 days before sending anything to the IRS. Here's exactly how that window works, the fastest release paths, and what to do in the first 24 hours.
