ATLANT — Todd and Julie Chrisley are facing new financial troubles, with a report stating the reality TV stars owe more than $1.5 million in unpaid federal taxes.
According to Page Six, the Internal Revenue Service filed a federal tax lien against the couple in Davidson County, Tennessee, on Aug. 19, 2026.
The lien reportedly totals $1,571,452 and includes unpaid tax assessments tied to the 2021 and 2022 tax years.
Page Six reports the filing lists an assessment of $142,410.72 for the tax period ending Dec. 31, 2021, and $1,429,041.89 for the tax period ending Dec. 31, 2022.
The development comes more than a year after President Donald Trump pardoned the couple in May 2025, wiping away their convictions for bank fraud and tax evasion and ending the prison sentences they had been serving.
The Chrisleys’ legal troubles date back years.
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Todd and Julie Chrisley were federally indicted in 2019 on allegations that they submitted false documents to banks while seeking loans. Prosecutors alleged the couple obtained loans using fraudulent financial information and also failed to properly report income earned through their reality television show, “Chrisley Knows Best.”
The criminal case stemmed from the period when the family lived in metro Atlanta’s northern suburbs.
Channel 2 Action News began investigating the Chrisleys in 2017 after learning Todd Chrisley had likely evaded paying Georgia state income taxes for several years. Court records obtained by Channel 2 showed the family owed the state nearly $800,000 in tax liens by 2018.
A federal jury ultimately found Todd and Julie Chrisley guilty of bank fraud and tax evasion in 2022. Todd was sentenced to 12 years in prison, while Julie received a seven-year sentence.
The couple reported to federal prison facilities in Florida in January 2023 before receiving pardons from Trump in 2025.
Before the pardons were granted, daughter Savannah Chrisley publicly advocated for her parents’ release. She attended events in Washington and repeatedly spoke out about their incarceration, saying, “The fight for justice is far from over.”
According to Page Six, the new tax lien is unrelated to the convictions that were covered by Trump’s pardon. The filing concerns alleged unpaid federal tax obligations assessed after the years at issue in the criminal case.
Neither Todd nor Julie Chrisley had publicly responded to the reported lien as of Friday afternoon.
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