<prompt> Human: I opened a bank account when I was ten. Because I was a minor, it was a joint account with my mom that was the banks rules. She has never ever used it herself she even forgot it exists. Fast forward almost twenty years Ive never switched accounts because Ive always been happy with my bank. This has been my primary checking and savings account. The fact that my mom was still on my account never really bothered me, or crossed my mind, because I didnt know she had bad finances, and because she never EVER uses this account. For all practical purposes its mine.Well today, I just received a notice that about 2,500 in my account has been attached and will be remitted to the state tax board in 10 days. Turns out that my mom hasnt paid state taxes in 2 years, and they have decided to take from this account. I had absolutely no notice of this. The notice I got came directly from my bank. My mom does not have the money to pay this. Other than not using this account anymore, and opening an account in my name only, what else can I do?tl;dr: Mom didnt pay taxes and now the government is taking money from our joint account, which is really my account that she never ever uses, and her name is only on it because it was opened when I was a minor.  <response>: Everybody is talking about the IRS federal but OP made it clear this is an issue with state taxes. Different rules and regulations will apply for state taxes. And the IRS surely isnt the agency to get in touch with to resolve the issue. 