Tax Liens, Question 14c
If you are not sure if the I.R.S. has filed a tax lien against your property, you can find out by calling the IRS Centralized Lien Unit at 800-913-6050.
I.R.S. liens are recorded in the County Recorder's Office. You can usually check the recorder's website using the address, a legal description or owner's name. You should check in all counties where the lien could have been recorded.
Taxes, Questions 15a and 15b
If you need an exact copy of your previous tax returns, you can fill out an I.R.S. form 4506. There is a $50 fee per tax return requested. The turn around time can take up to two and a half months. A cheaper way is to check with the person who prepared your taxes or if you prepared them yourself with a commercially available tax preparation software such as Turbo Tax, you can sign in and retrieve your past tax returns. You might be tempted to get a tax return transcript (form 4506-T), instead since it is free, but a tax return transcript will only show the line amounts of your tax return, not addresses, not W-2 information, and it only goes back four years. A link to a sample copy is provided in the box below.
You can look at what a tax return transcript obtained via form 4506-T contains to see why you do not want to order one even though it is free.