I had a federal tax lien(at the time I applied for a CHL). I was so worried about a possible denial, I called down to DPS HQ and asked if a fed.tax lien was grounds for denial.msylkatis wrote:I owe taxes to the IRS for 2009 - will that prohibit me from obtaining a Texas CHL? I have read the requirements and I see that I cannot owe the State of Texas any taxes or child support but I did not read anything about it being Federal as in the IRS - can anyone let me know if I will be eligible for a Texas CHL if I owe back taxes to the IRS? Thank you.
The initial call taker said "yes it is, since it's a lien". Then I asked a simple follow up question: "are you absolutely certain?"
She said no, and transferred me to a "tech". I asked the same question, accurately describing the situation to her and she answered: "No. A federal tax lien has no bearing on your ability to qualify, and definitely is not a disqualify. This is Texas...we don't concern ourselves with that".
God Bless Texas!
