Okla. Stat. tit. 40, § 40-3-500
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Levy on accounts
Official statutory text
LEVY ON ACCOUNTS.
As used in Part 5 of Article 3 of the Employment Security Act of
1980:
1. "Bank" means any state bank or banking association, national
bank or banking association, savings and loan company, credit union,
or any other financial institution;
2. "Bank account" means any checking or savings account the tax
debtor has with any bank;
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 40. Labor Page 144
3. “Contract proceeds” means any payment or exchange of assets
due to a tax debtor from any contract the tax debtor is a party to
or a beneficiary of;
4. “Contracting entity” means any person, partnership,
corporation, limited liability company or legal entity of any kind
that owes money to a tax debtor due to the provisions of a contract
the entity is bound by;
5. “Earnings” means any form of payment to any individual
including, but not limited to, salary, wages, commissions, or other
compensation;
6. “Employer” means any person, partnership, corporation,
limited liability company or legal entity of any kind that owes
earnings to a tax debtor; and
7. “Tax debtor” means any person, partnership, corporation,
limited liability company or legal entity of any kind that owes the
Oklahoma Employment Security Commission any amount for delinquent
state unemployment taxes, interest, penalties, fees or surcharge.
As used in Part 5 of Article 3 of the Employment Security Act of
1980:
1. "Bank" means any state bank or banking association, national
bank or banking association, savings and loan company, credit union,
or any other financial institution;
2. "Bank account" means any checking or savings account the tax
debtor has with any bank;
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 40. Labor Page 144
3. “Contract proceeds” means any payment or exchange of assets
due to a tax debtor from any contract the tax debtor is a party to
or a beneficiary of;
4. “Contracting entity” means any person, partnership,
corporation, limited liability company or legal entity of any kind
that owes money to a tax debtor due to the provisions of a contract
the entity is bound by;
5. “Earnings” means any form of payment to any individual
including, but not limited to, salary, wages, commissions, or other
compensation;
6. “Employer” means any person, partnership, corporation,
limited liability company or legal entity of any kind that owes
earnings to a tax debtor; and
7. “Tax debtor” means any person, partnership, corporation,
limited liability company or legal entity of any kind that owes the
Oklahoma Employment Security Commission any amount for delinquent
state unemployment taxes, interest, penalties, fees or surcharge.
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