Tax Relief in Fort Lauderdale, FL: Get IRS Help Across Broward County

Owe $50,000 or less, and a streamlined installment agreement is usually available without itemizing your finances. Owe more, and the IRS wants Form 433-A with proof of income and costs.

Broward County has the third-highest IRS housing allowance in Florida: $3,392 a month for a family of four in 2026. That figure, plus the Miami-area car allowance that covers Broward, sets how much of your income the IRS treats as available. We fill in the form with your real numbers so the payment holds up.

Before any paycheck is touched, the IRS sends a CP504 and then the final LT11 or Letter 1058. That last letter starts a 30-day clock to request a Collection Due Process hearing, and it is the best moment to act.

Once a levy reaches your employer in Fort Lauderdale, whether that is a hospital, a marina or a hotel on the beach, it repeats every payday until released, leaving you only the Publication 1494 exempt amount. Setting up a payment plan or hardship status is usually what gets the IRS to release it.

Think of a lien as the IRS staking a claim and a levy as the IRS collecting on it. The lien clouds the title to a home, a vessel or business equipment. The levy empties an account or redirects money your customers owe you.

When a Fort Lauderdale bank account is levied, the bank waits 21 days before paying the IRS, and a bank levy release has to be worked out inside that window. For a lien blocking a sale or refinance, we apply for a discharge or subordination well ahead of closing.

When the off-season, an injury or a layoff leaves nothing after rent and groceries, the IRS can place your account in currently not collectible status. Levies stop. The balance still grows with interest, a lien can still be filed, and the IRS looks at your finances again down the road.

For a single person in Broward County, the IRS allows $2,458 a month for housing and utilities in 2026. We compare that and the other standards with what you really spend, and document the gap on Form 433-A.

An audit letter usually means a mail exam. If the IRS wants to meet, office audits for Fort Lauderdale are held at the IRS office at 1248 N. University Dr. in Plantation, about seven miles west of downtown.

An enrolled agent with your Power of Attorney goes in for you and keeps the conversation on the records. We also handle 941 payroll tax balances and innocent spouse relief. For lower-income households, Legal Aid Services of Broward and Collier Counties runs a free tax clinic in Plantation.