A South Georgia lawmaker owes more than $190,000 in unpaid state and federal income taxes and fines, according to court records.

As a result, state Rep. Al Williams (D-Midway) is losing a portion of his state paycheck to garnishment, according to the Georgia Department of Revenue.

Williams acknowledged that he's behind on his taxes, but he disputed the amount of back taxes and fines he owes.

"For me to owe that amount, I'd have to have made millions," said Williams. "I'm doing all right, but I ain't doing that good."

Williams suggested that the state might have erred in calculating his back taxes by basing it on income he received as president of a transportation company prior to 2000.

Williams did not name the company nor did he elaborate why the state Department of Revenue erred in calculating his delinquent taxes.

Fulton County court records show Williams owes more than $94,000 in taxes from 2000-04. A federal tax lien notice filed in Liberty County shows Williams owes $9,654 to the IRS.

The remainder owed by Williams is comprised of interest charges, fines, collection fees and other costs levied by the state.

When a state tax lien is filed against a person's property, the Revenue Department can launch proceedings to force sale of property to collect payment.

The property listed on two state tax liens is an Oglethorpe Highway address in Midway.

The same address is listed in a directory of legislators published before the January convening of the General Assembly every year. Included with Williams' address is a telephone number that has been disconnected.

Williams said it's an old number.

"I've been trying to get that number changed for years," he said.

Williams called his tax problems, "an old story."