Suffolk County            Sheriff's Office

An income execution is a type of levy that may be issued against your wages if you fail to resolve your tax debt. It is a legal order that requires you or your employer to pay a portion of your gross wages for taxes you owe from your paycheck/salary. Issued by the NYS Courts, New York State will ask you to voluntarily pay up to 10% of your gross wages each time you're paid. If you don’t make voluntary payments, they will have your employer automatically deduct up to 10% of your gross wages from your paycheck and send it to us. The income execution remains in effect until the outstanding tax liability is satisfied.

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If you fail to resolve your tax debt, New York State may proceed with collection action by issuing an income execution. They may file a tax warrant before or after we issue the income execution. First, they will send the income execution to the address on file for you (click here to change your address & update your personal information if needed.)

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Generally, to comply with the income execution, you must:

• You are required to make the first payment within 20 days of receiving the notice.

• By law, wage deductions can't exceed ten percent: (10%) of gross income, or twenty five percent (25%) of disposable earnings.

• You must make payments each time you get paid, whether that's weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, etc.

• If you don't pay the required amount, your employer must deduct the money from your wages.

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How to remove an income execution:

• Pay the bill in full.

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For more information on income execution and wage garnishments, please visit the New York State Website.

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For driving directions to the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office Civil Enforcement Bureau, click here.

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