The IRS filed a $1,571,452 Todd and Julie Chrisley tax lien in Davidson County, Tennessee, on Aug. 19, 2026. The filing adds a new federal debt tied to unpaid 2021 and 2022 taxes after their presidential pardons ended their prison terms.
Davidson County Filing
The lien lists $142,410.72 in unpaid taxes for 2021 and $1,429,041.89 for 2022. The 2021 assessment dates to Dec. 5, 2022, and the 2022 assessment dates to Dec. 11, 2023.
Donald Trump pardoned Todd Chrisley and Julie Chrisley in May 2025. Their pardons ended their federal prison sentences and supervised-release requirements, but the unpaid tax assessments remained separate in the new filing.
Savannah Chrisley Podcast
Savannah Chrisley described her father’s prison classes on an October 2023 episode of the Unblocked podcast. “Dad's definitely taught some classes too,” she said. “Which, how ironic?” She also said Julie Chrisley taught a real estate class while incarcerated.
That detail sits against the new lien because the couple resumed public life after their release and hosted Chrisley Confessions 2.0, yet the tax debt now appears in a fresh federal filing. Prosecutors had accused them of obtaining more than $36 million in fraudulent loans using falsified financial documents, and they were convicted in June 2022 before receiving 12-year and seven-year prison sentences in November 2022.
What the Lien Leaves Open
The filing does not say whether Todd Chrisley and Julie Chrisley will pay the debt, dispute it, or seek another resolution. For now, the government’s claim is on record, and the amount alone is large enough to keep their tax case active even after the pardons closed the criminal sentences.
