04/08/2013
We received an IRS Levy on an account and the account receives a direct deposit from Social Security. Can we debit the account for and send the funds to the IRS?
12/17/2012
Does an IRS levy exempt Social Security benefits, Social Security disability benefits, V.A. benefits etc?
10/17/2011
We have a customer that has deposited a fraudulent check to an account that only receives Social Security direct deposit. Do we have the right to charge the check back to that account?
08/22/2011
Currently, when we receive a IRS Tax Levy, we look at the Social Security Number or EIN Number on the Levy and the name. We then research this information in our system to see if they have an account(s) and what funds are available to hold on the day the Levy is presented. We base this on the Name and EIN or Social Security Number provided on the Levy. My question is if we perform our search and determine that the primary name and Social Security number on the account does not match the Levy but the person the Levy pertains to is a signer or secondary owner to the account (Joint Account), should we hold those funds? Should this be done even if it's a Business, Minor Account, IOLTA, Escrow etc.? I would think consideration should be given to the relationship the person upon whom the Levy is presented has to the account.
01/31/2011
If a customer receives a Worker's Comp settlement, is that exempt from levies (either consumer or IRS)?
01/17/2011
Are funds held as collateral exempt from an IRS levy, or do these funds need to be included in the bank's response to the IRS levy received?
08/09/2010
We have a customer who runs an insurance agency titled under his name,(John Doe, Agent). If he wants to open an account so that the premiums he collects on behalf of certain companies can be swept out by ACH on a regular basis, how should it be set up? He is a sole proprietor; should he have access to the funds, TIN or SSN for the account? He wants "trust account" in the title. What if he receives an IRS levy, could these funds be taken? Please let me know the appropriate way to set up this account type.
04/05/2010
We received a levy, and the customer has a CD that is pledged as security on a loan. Does our perfected security interest trump the levy or do we have to exercise our right of offset (cash the CD and pay the loan) in order to not be required to satisfy the levy with it? Secondly, if a customer we get a levy on has both deposit accounts and loans, do we have to exercise our right of offset or does simply that right trump the levy. Can the bank say there are no funds available to satisfy the levy, even if the right of offset is not actually invoked, assuming the customer owes more in loans than is in the deposit account?
01/04/2010
The bank has received a levy for a taxpayer. The name on the levy is styled as: John Doe DBA Doe's Auto Sales. The tax id number on the levy is an EIN, not John's SSN. We do not have any accounts for the business, but we do for the owner, in his social security number. Does the levy on the business extend to his personal account since it is a DBA?
02/23/2009
How would we title an LLC using a Social Security number?