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Broward County federal tax lien records: what the public data shows

TaxCase Review analyzed IRS Freedom of Information Act lien disclosure data for ten states. For Broward County, Florida, the study counts the active federal tax liens recorded there, their combined assessed amount, and the median amount per lien.

Active liens on record

3,358

#3 of 25 ranked localities by count

Combined assessed lien amount

$218,807,095

#9 among ranked localities by total amount

Median amount per lien

$13,323

Midpoint of the recorded lien amounts

In Broward County the average assessed amount per lien is $65,160 while the median is $13,323. The study cautions that totals and averages are sensitive to a few very large liens, which is why it reports the median alongside them. The median is the midpoint of the amounts the study recorded for Broward County: half of the recorded liens are below it and half are above. It describes the study's records only. It does not predict what any individual taxpayer owes or will owe.

• A lien marked OPEN reflects the status in the source IRS FOIA dataset and does not independently establish a taxpayer's current legal or financial position.
• County and city figures cover only the 126,870 active liens (56%) assignable to a canonical locality; state-office, blank, and unresolved filings are excluded from locality figures but included in state totals.
• Recording years 1984–2025 describe recording-year coverage — not newly filed liens or a single tax year, and older records are not necessarily currently enforceable balances.
• This study covers only the 10 states in the FOIA dataset; it is not a national ranking.

Source: TaxCase Review, "IRS Tax-Lien Activity Across 10 States: A FOIA Data Study" (v1.0). Read the full study and methodology.

Florida context from the same study

• Florida accounts for 53,427 active federal tax liens (23.6% of the 10-state study).
• In Florida, 47.8% of federal tax liens in the dataset have been released (released ÷ open + released).
• 83.2% of Florida's active federal tax liens are tied to payroll (Form 941) tax periods.

These are whole-state figures from the same FOIA dataset, not Broward County figures. An OPEN status in the dataset does not establish any individual's current legal or financial position.

Where a lien is filed in Florida, and why it matters here

A notice of federal lien against real property is filed with the clerk of the circuit court in the county where the property sits (Fla. Stat. 713.901(3)(b)).

For an individual's personal property, the notice goes to the clerk of the circuit court in the county where the person lives (713.901(3)(c)4). For a corporation or partnership whose principal executive office is in Florida, the notice is filed with the Florida Secretary of State (713.901(3)(c)1), so business liens do not all appear in a county's records.

Practical takeaway: a search of Broward County records is a useful check, but it may not show every lien tied to a business. This is also why the study's county figures cover only liens assignable to a county. Source: Florida Statutes 713.901.

Four ways a federal tax lien comes off, and the IRS rules for each

• Release. The IRS releases the lien within 30 days after the debt is paid in full.
• Withdrawal (Form 12277). Removes the public notice. Through a Direct Debit installment agreement, the IRS lists these conditions: balance of $25,000 or less (you can pay down to that amount first), full payment within 60 months or before the collection statute expires, filing and payment compliance, three consecutive direct debit payments, and no default on a current or prior Direct Debit agreement. A separate post-release route exists for taxpayers who have been compliant for three years.
• Discharge. Frees specific property from the lien, for example to close a sale. The IRS instructions are in Publication 783.
• Subordination. Lets another creditor take priority, for example for a refinance. The IRS instructions are in Publication 784.

Source: IRS: Understanding a federal tax lien (page updated 14 Sep 2026). Eligibility depends on your own balance and compliance history; this is general information, not tax advice.

In person in Broward County

The IRS lists a Plantation Taxpayer Assistance Center (the IRS site in Broward County) at 1248 N. University Drive, Plantation, FL 33322. The IRS says these offices are best visited by appointment and that you arrange one by finding the office in its locator and calling it.

Sources: IRS: Taxpayer Assistance Center Saturday hours (lists sites; page updated 25 Sep 2026); IRS: Contact your local IRS office (page updated 6 Oct 2026). Verified 2026-10-13.

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