I am on wage garnishment (10%) of gross pay due to a partners' embezzelment of NYS sales tax. I lost my job, missed payments, and they seized what was left of my bank account. Now married and expecting, will NYS seize my family's accounts? Does it matter how one files their taxes? I don't know where to go.
2006-11-08 07:55:45 · 2 answers · asked by Ryan J 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
Please read NY Publication 89 at this link: http://www.nystax.gov/pdf/publications/income/pub89_1101.pdf
2006-11-08 08:12:44 · answer #1 · answered by RamsGod 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
RamsGod's link is better than anything I can say. I would add that if the tax debt was owed before the marriage, any assets owned only be your wife would generally be immune from seizure to pay the debt even without the "Innocent Spouse" rules. I'm not sure how that would be affected in a community property state. I also don't know if NY is a community property state.
2006-11-08 10:12:46 · answer #2 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋