\u00a0<\/strong>had suggested that the lien might be an error on the IRS\u2019s part since the CCC is a government agency. He said the Department of Finance handles all employee payroll and necessary withholdings and that a mailing address listed on the lien belongs to the CNMI Department of Finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\nGuerrero pointed out that the tax lien seemed to pertain only to the fourth quarter of the 2022 tax year. He argued that it was impossible for the CCC, with just 10 employees, to incur a US$5.8m tax lien for that period. Revenue & Taxation has yet to receive a response from the IRS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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