My dad passed away last October, and as we were going through the estate issues we received a bill from the IRS for $36,673. This was for a federal tax lien for back taxes he owed. I called my provider law firm about it and a tax attorney called me back. We talked, then he said he’d make some calls; when he got back to me, he got the lien reduced to $11,150. I was happy and willing to pay but my attorney said not to pay until the IRS sent me the bill, and before paying, call him back when I got it. I got the bill 8 weeks later and called him… and he said he’d contact the IRS again and get back to me. When he called back he said the debt had been ELIMINATED. I was in shock. He was able to eliminate the debt because there is a statute that says the IRS only has 10 years to collect on a debt, and that deadline passed during the time it took the IRS to send the bill.