The IRS does give you ample warning that they intend to levy your bank account You undoubtedly received the notice and demand for payment from the IRS which included the amount you owed in back taxes You probably did not contact the IRS at that time and that was very important The next communication you received was called the Final Notice which did express their Intent to Levy and also included a notice of your right to a hearing after the levy has been placed That final notice arrives 30 days before the IRS actually talks with your bank and proceeds with freezing your accounts It comes in the form of a certified letter directly from the IRS If you are now facing the impending crisis of the IRS bank levy then you have obviously procrastinated the handling of your IRS past due tax problem probably because you did not have the money to pay the back taxes All is not lost and it is still possible to stop the IRS levy However the time to act is right now You need fast professional tax de