Generally, any property you have that is either exempt property during the bankruptcy or property abandoned by the trustee will be available to the IRS, if they filed a notice of federal tax lien prior to the filing of bankruptcy. A notice of federal tax lien puts the IRS in a position of a secured creditor, so although your home will be safe during bankruptcy, afterward it will be vulnerable to IRS seizure.
If, you have little to no equity, this will not be a problem. However, if you do have equity in your home, bankruptcy may only forestall the inevitable.
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