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New York City Tops in Tax Liens

An analysis conducted by TaxLifeBoat found that New York City was the United State's leading area to receive federal tax liens.  New York CIty is also an area with some of the wealthiest neighborhoods in the nation. Four of the zip codes are located in Manhattans affluent neighborhoods-- the Upper West Side, Chelsea, and Murray Hill.   The other 5 zip codes are located in working class areas of Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx.  The affluent neighborhoods of Manhattan earn as average of 250% more than those in the working class neighborhoods.   The average IRS debt is the Manhattan neighborhoods is $58,592!  Almost all of the remaining zip codes in the top 50 areas are located in minority and low income neighborhoods. 

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