Quavo has a new headline and it has nothing to do with music.
According to TMZ, the IRS has filed a federal tax lien against the Migos rapper—legal name Quavois Marshall—over what the agency says is nearly $3 million in unpaid federal taxes.
The lien was filed in January. It covers three straight years: 2021, 2022, and 2023. And the document breaks the balance down year by year.
According to the filing, the IRS claims Quavo owes $915,660 for 2021, $887,486 for 2022, and $1,109,497.79 for 2023. Total: $2,912,644.33.
So far, there’s been no public response from Quavo or his team. It’s also not clear if the balance has been paid, disputed, or currently being worked out with the agency.
This also isn’t the first IRS story to hit the Migos camp lately. In December 2025, the IRS released a federal lien against Offset after he settled a $1,575,266.73 debt tied to the 2022 tax year. Offset handled it before it turned into a long public legal fight.
Whether Quavo follows that same “settle it and move on” path remains to be seen.
And for anyone reading “lien” and immediately thinking “they’re taking his stuff”—that’s not how it works, at least not automatically. A federal tax lien is a legal claim tied to your property when the IRS says a tax debt hasn’t been paid after assessment and demand for payment. It becomes public record. It can also affect credit, business deals, and financial moves until it’s resolved.
It also isn’t the same thing as a levy. A levy is the later step, where property can actually be taken. A lien is earlier in the process.
The filing covers 2021 through 2023, a stretch where Quavo stayed busy in public—dropping music, popping up for high-profile features, and keeping his name in the mix even after the 2023 death of Takeoff reshaped everything around Migos.
