<prompt> Human: Hi,I was going to post this on Rtaxes but there are many more users here. Ill keep this short and sweet with a timeline and brief explanation below it:82012 - I move from NYC finishing school to start my entry level job at a consulting firm in Chicago. I live in Chicago for almost a year 816-731. I had an apartment w. lease from 97-731. 82013 - I move to NYC for work and have lived here since. In March, I did my 2014 taxes for IL and NY since I lived in both states. Until this past summer, Ive been pretty immature about my finances and investing. I wisened my act up in 2014 when doing my taxes. Thanks to this subreddit and other resources, I learned proper budgeting, investing, and established a sense of financial confidence that Ive maintained to date.I logged into my bank account recently to see how my spending is tracking to my goals and had a double take when I saw the following under Pending Transactions, IL tax levy, due for payment on 012015 on 12312014 - 1,634.75.Im not entirely sure about the specifics of this levy, but Im guessing I screwed up while doing my taxes? I recall I used some free software and had some what of a tough time trying to figure it out since I was doing the taxes for Chicago and NYC. I thought I followed the instructions correctly and did my federal taxes followed by IL and then NY. Shoot, I have a email from early April stating that Status: Illinois Electronic Return Accepted. I guess I was naive and thought this was all that needed to be done..I searched the net and found this website on Illinois government website on how levies work: They state that they will contact me, but I didnt receive anything from them otherwise I would of addressed this ASAP! I dont want to mull over that; my goal is to resolve this ASAP. I do not fancy the idea of owing money to the governmentIRS. I am wondering what the best way to resolve this is?I see that I can contact IL Revenue Dept. here: Would this be the best way to pay off the levy? Since it looks like they are going to debit my bank account, does it make sense to try to pay it off via the phone? I still want to talk to them to figure out how this levy came about..While Im the first to admit Im a huge idiot to cause this situation to occur, Im grateful that I have an emergency fund saved up for this exact situation. I would appreciate any advice on how to best proceed with this situation and how to avoid in the future.  <response>: I think you mean you did your 2013 taxes for IL and NY. Get a copy of what you filed with IL and call them first thing in the morning. Is your address different now than on your IL return? Did you place a forwarding order? 