A Federal Tax Lien is a legal claim by the government on all properties and rights to properties of a taxpayer who fails to pay a tax for which they are liable.
A federal tax lien for nonpayment of taxes has priority over most other liens but is not valid against specific lien holders until properly recorded. Certain superpriorities may have precedence over a tax lien.
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