Paid tax lien - possible removal?

[daheata]

I had an IRS tax lien of $23,027 that was recorded in GA in July 2007. This stemmed from late tax returns where the IRS filed the return on my behalf. When I filed the returns in question, my actual tax liability was determined to be only $3,500 and the IRS reduced it to that amount. This week, I paid the outstanding amount in full. My order of preferred results would be as follows:

1. Complete removal of the tax liens from all 3 CRAs.

2. Correction of the lien amount (from $23K to $3K) and account shown as paid in full by CRAs.

3. No correction of lien amount but account showed as paid in full by CRAs.

I just confirmed with the IRS over the phone that my account now has a zero balance. What are my next steps? I don't want to do anything to ruin the possibility of having this lien removed from my credit report. Does anyone have experience getting tax liens removed who could provide some guidance?

[admin]

Your tax lien will just show as paid. It doesn't just come off because it was paid. Per the FCRA, it stays on 7 years from the time it was paid, not entered. Although nothing is stopping you from challenging the validity of the tax lien with the CRAs.