Jim BachmanAttorney at Law — Texas Tax Resolution Texas — call now 469-354-5634

IRS Lien Release · Texas, USA

Lift the lien. Settle the back taxes. Keep your name off a bankruptcy filing.

Jim Bachman is a licensed attorney who represents Texas taxpayers directly before the IRS and the U.S. Tax Court — resolving arrears through Offers in Compromise, tax dischargeability, and the federal levy-release regulations.

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Licensed attorney — IRS & U.S. Tax Court Free initial consultation Texas taxpayers welcome

Representation that reaches the courtroom

A licensed advocate — not a case worker

When an offer cannot be settled with an examiner, Jim takes it to IRS Appeals and, where it belongs, before the courts he is admitted to practice in.

Interior of a historic Texas courthouse law library, floor-to-ceiling shelves of bound legal volumes lit by tall arched windows.
The research behind every offer.
Jim Bachman, attorney, in his law office.
Jim Bachman, Attorney at Law
Jim Bachman at his desk beneath his framed Creighton law and accounting degrees.
Creighton-trained in both law and accounting
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Federal courts admitted to practice before, including the U.S. Supreme Court & U.S. Tax Court

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Of licensed attorneys have also passed the CPA examination

$11,000

Lump sum that settled one arrearage in excess of $100,000

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For your initial consultation, unless Jim is retained

If the IRS has filed a lien against you in Texas, an IRS lien release is rarely as simple as the late-night television ads promise — but it is achievable. Jim Bachman is a licensed attorney who represents Texas taxpayers directly before the IRS, using Offers in Compromise, the dischargeability of back income taxes, and the federal levy-release regulations to lift liens and settle arrears for a fraction of what is owed. Jim is not a licensed CPA, but he has passed the CPA examination. An IRS lien release in Texas turns on facts, statutes, and deadlines that most practitioners never learn. Jim answers his own phone, explains every step in plain terms, and charges nothing for your first consultation unless he is retained.

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Four things to understand before you deal with the IRS

Jim organized this site around the questions his Texas clients ask first. Read them in any order, or start at the top.

  1. 01

    Dischargeability of Back Taxes

    Most attorneys, CPAs, and taxpayers don't know that back federal and state income taxes can be discharged in bankruptcy. Here's the statute, and what it means in plain terms.

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  2. 02

    The Offer Process

    How an Offer in Compromise actually moves through the IRS — from Form 433a and Form 656 to appellate review — and why filing stops collection while it's pending.

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  3. 03

    Common Questions

    The questions clients ask most: cost, guarantees, what happens to your home, and whether the process is as simple as the TV ads make it sound.

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  4. 04

    IRS Regulations

    The federal levy-release regulations Jim uses directly in hardship offers, with the worked examples the IRS itself provides.

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You don't need to file bankruptcy to threaten the IRS with bankruptcy.

An Offer in Compromise, backed by the right facts, can stop collection while it's under review and resolve an arrearage for a fraction of what's owed — without the record of a bankruptcy filing.

“I settled one arrearage in excess of $100,000 for $100 a month for 24 months, and another for a lump sum of $11,000.”— Jim Bachman, Attorney at Law

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Qualifications

Admitted to the highest courts, and personally involved

Admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, the United States 5th and 8th Circuit Courts of Appeals, and the United States Tax Court.

  • You will be dealing with a licensed professional directly, not a case worker.
  • Jim answers his own phone — Texas: 469-354-5634.
  • Fewer than 1% of licensed attorneys have passed both the bar examination and the CPA examination.
  • As an attorney, communications are protected by attorney–client privilege — a protection CPAs and licensed tax practitioners do not have.
  • There is no charge for an initial consultation unless Jim is retained.

Find out what applies to your situation

Answer a few questions about your Texas tax situation. There's no charge, no obligation, and Jim reviews every questionnaire personally.

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