- 6 - Secretary must only provide notice of having already filed a lien within 5 days of doing so. Sec. 6320(a). Further, the lien exists regardless of whether it has been filed by the Secretary. Sec. 6321. Accordingly, the regulations provide: A NFTL becomes effective upon filing. The validity and priority of a NFTL is not conditioned on notification to the taxpayer pursuant to section 6320. Therefore, the failure to notify the taxpayer concerning the filing of a NFTL does not affect the validity or priority of the NFTL. When the IRS determines that it failed properly to provide a taxpayer with a CDP Notice, it will promptly provide the taxpayer with a substitute CDP Notice and provide the taxpayer with an opportunity to request a CDP hearing.* * * Sec. 301.6320-1(a)(2), Q&A-12, Proced. & Admin. Regs. While the validity or priority of a lien may not be affected by the Secretary’s failure to provide proper notice within 5 days, section 6320 makes clear that a taxpayer is entitled to a valid notice (and an administrative hearing) upon the Secretary’s filing of a lien. Thus, the Secretary must send the NFTL filing to the taxpayer’s last known address. Section 301.6212-2(a) and (b), Proced. & Admin. Regs., applies to all notices and documents whenever the term “last known address” is used. Sec. 301.6212-2(c), Proced. & Admin. Regs. The regulation provides the general rule: a taxpayer’s last known address is the address that appears on the taxpayer’s most recently filed and properly processed Federal tax return, unless the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is given clear and concise notification of a different address. * * *Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: March 27, 2008