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No they cannot. They are one of 14 States that cannot levy for State taxes. Federal, yes.
No, California is not one of the fourteen states that levy taxes against Social Security benefits.
Yes
ssa-custhelp Section 207 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 407) protects Social Security benefits from assignment, levy, or garnishment. However, the law provides five exceptions: **child support and tax debt and other govt. debts.** The Social Security Administration's responsibility for protecting benefits against legal process and assignment usually ends when the beneficiary is paid. However, once paid, benefits continue to be protected under section 207 of the Act only as long as they are identifiable as Social Security benefits. This applies to money in a bank account where the only payments into the account are from direct deposit of Social Security benefits. NOTE: Supplemental Security Income payments cannot be levied or garnished.
IRS can take 15% of a social security check under the federal levy payment program and more under regular levy procedures. That happens very infrequently and only to people who have made themselves extra deserving of harsh treatment. If it is creating a hardship you should contact IRS - ask that the account be reported currently not collectible and the levy released.
No, they can't attach levy on SSDis benefits if that is your only sourec of income.
If you're asking whether you can levy or garnish someone else's Social Security survivor benefits to satisfy a civil judgment, the answer is no. Only the Treasury Department can garnish Social Security benefits, and only for limited reasons, like back alimony, child support, unpaid taxes, or debt owed to other federal departments. Regular creditors are prohibited by law from attaching these funds.
Fourteen of the 50 states tax Social Security benefits (through 2010):Same rate as Federal GovernmentMinnesotaNebraskaNorth DakotaRhode IslandVermontWest VirginiaTax Social Security based on Total IncomeConnecticutIowa (Phasing out tax levy from 2008-2014)Kansas (Only taxed if AGI is more than $75,000)Missouri (Will complete phase-out in 2010)MontanaAdds Federally Untaxed Social Security Income back to AGI*ColoradoNew MexicoUtah*These states apply broad age-determined income exclusions.
Federal lawmakes your Social Security benefits exempt from levy, garnishment, assignment by regular creditors, and from the trustee in bankruptcy. (The federal government can withhold some part of Social Security payments for taxes, student loans, or support, however.)That means that even a creditor with a judgment cannot intercept your Social Security payments nor can they take the money from you after it has been paid to you.
Yes they can, but if they get a judgment they won't be able to garnish your SS benefits. They may try to levy your bank accounts if they find out were you bank at.
The IRS can garnish up to 15% of your Social Security check unless you work out an alternate repayment plan or are categorized as "uncollectible" due to income and expenses. If your Social Security benefits are in a bank account that has funds from other sources, the IRS may levy the account and take a larger amount. It would be in your best interest to contact the IRS to discuss your options.
Social Security does not allow garnishment of disability benefits by creditors. Any credit card company, business, or individual who has won a judgment against you will never garnish your Social Security disability check.Social Security will allow garnishment of your Social Security disability benefits for current and past due child support or alimony. And the Internal Revenue Service is allowed to garnish Social Security disability and retirement benefits for delinquent taxes.Also, in addition to the IRS, other federal agencies may be allowed to garnish Social Security disability benefits.For instance, if an individual owes student loans that were federally guaranteed their Social Security disability benefit can be garnished.In theory, any money owed to the federal government can conceivably be garnished from Social Security retirement or disability checks.If you receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability benefits, however, no creditor can garnish your benefit, not even the Federal Government. Since SSI is a need based disability benefit, it cannot be garnished.