What effect does a Florida tax warrant have upon ones social security checking account?

Answer 1

A Florida Tax Warrant, which is effectively the Florida Department of Revenue's version of a "lien" for all practical purposes, is a rather serious matter. A Florida Tax Warrant can freeze you bank accounts, garnish your wages, seize and sell your real and personal property, as well as possibly evolved into a criminal matter than can land the recipient in jail. In other words, not something to take lightly. Warrants are Florida's way of protecting their right to collect tax allegedly due, much like an IRS Lien. However, the Tax Warrant may have been issued simply because they have not been able to contact or get responses from the taxpayer and the Tax Warrant is the means of a wakeup call. If you receive a Florida Tax Warrant, I strongly suggest you contact a tax attorney as soon as possible.

Specifically answering your question of "what effect does a Florida Tax Warrant have upon ones social security checking account," there are two possible answers depending on whether you are an individual or a business.

If you are an individual and you are asking about whether a Florida Tax Warrant can legally seize your personal bank account into which you received you social security payments, the answer is YES. You will want to have an experienced tax attorney contact the Florida Department of Revenue immediately in an effort to have the warrants removed and determine what if any taxes, penalties, and interest you really owe. The attorney can also help negotiate down the penalties and interest the Department of Revenue has imposed against you.

If you are a business and you are asking whether the Florida Department of Revenue's Tax Warrant can freeze a business bank account dedicated to hold and remit social security taxes to the federal government - the answer is technically NO, but it can easily happen. The Florida Department of Revenue likely will not know that a bank account is dedicated for social security payments - and will often attach liens on all business owned accounts. It takes fast action by competent counsel to get the lien removed before any social security payments are delayed.

I hope this answers you question. If you do not already have an attorney with the knowledge and experience to defend you or your company against a Florida Tax Warrant, then you should consider my firm - Moffa, Gainor, & Sutton, PA. We are niche Florida Law Firm that specializes almost exclusively in defending Florida Tax Payers against the Florida Department of Revenue. Our web site is www.FloridaSalesTax.com or you can email me at JamesSutton@FloridaSalesTax.com.