The government keeps changing the rules, you will hear, 7 and 10 and 15years. This is a ridiculous shafting by the good old crimminal USA Government
An unpaid tax lien will stay indefinitely, paid for seven years.
The Fair Credit Reporting Act allows unpaid tax liens to remain indefinitely on your credit report. Paid tax liens may remain for 7 years from the date of payment.
The recording of the actual lien document will always remain in the public records. If you paid the tax, you should demand the filing of a release of lien. The negative entry on your credit should drop off 7 years after the release is filed.
Unpaid tax liens remain 15 years from the filing date. Paid tax liens remain 7 years from the paid date of the lien.
Unpaid traffic tickets are not reported to the credit bureaus.
untill you pay it off
as long as it remains a part of your credit report, 7 years.
5 years
Unpaid debt can remain on your credit report for 7 years. If you have a bankruptcy this can remain on your credit report for 10 years.
Like other late payments reported to a credit reporting agency, an unpaid medical bill may stay on a credit report for up to seven years.
Paid tax liens normally remain for 7 years beyond the date of last activity. Unpaid tax liens can remain for 15 years.
Generally they can pursue/report for 7 yrs on a debt that is unpaid.