Yes, unfortunately.
Yes, if you already have a payment arrangement with the IRS but have a refund due, they will take the refund. If you have a balance due, they will apply your tax refund to this balance.
If your payment is for a balance owed to the IRS then yes, they will take any money due to you from a refund and apply it to your balance. Should your balance due be less than what you owe them you should receive a refund for what's left.
I would say that you would be extremely lucky to even receive a refund. My mother has been waiting for hers since 2003
I was just online with the Where's my refund status and it was approved, then at the bottom is says read note related to your return. I read it and it states that they can take all or part of my tax return for items such as child support, another federal agency debt or state taxes. However, I had an assessment of state taxes that I have been paying on that I have been paying for months and now they can take the rest. I don't see how they can do that if you have a payment arrangement. The government can do whatever pleases them I guess. Just an FYI, you might file, but you might not get if you owe them, but you need them, you will wait, so unfair.
Yes if you owe the IRS money your tax refund will be offset, and usually if they are aware that you owe them money, they will offset it immediately.
Yes, if you already have a payment arrangement with the IRS but have a refund due, they will take the refund. If you have a balance due, they will apply your tax refund to this balance.
they took all my state taxes for it even though I'm on a payment arrangement with them... load of crap i know.
If your payment is for a balance owed to the IRS then yes, they will take any money due to you from a refund and apply it to your balance. Should your balance due be less than what you owe them you should receive a refund for what's left.
The State can and will take your refund as long as there is a balance owed.
If you are delinquent in your student loans to the point where your refunds are being intercepted, they can take the entire refund until the debt is satisfied.
I think what you're asking is, can your federal refund be offset if the Dept. of Education is currently garnishing your wages? The answer is: yes. If you have defaulted student loans and you have not set up a payment arrangement, the Dept. of Treasury will certainly offset (e.g. take) your federal refund. Your state refund is still generally safe, although it depends on your own state's tax laws. The easiest way to avoid this is to call the Dept. of Education and set up a repayment/rehabilitation plan. They generally offer very low monthly payment plans (anywhere from 20$-50$ a month depending on the amount owed) and so long as you stick to the payment plan, your wages will not be garnished and your refunds will not be offset. If you have already filed your taxes before making a payment arrangement, then it is too late. Your refund will almost definitely be offset. However, if you have yet to file, call the Dept. of Education, make a payment arrangement, and then wait 60 days to file your taxes. If you make two full, on-time payments toward your defaulted loan during those 60 days, you will still be eligible to receive your refund in full.
My understanding is the only way you owe unenemployment BACK is because you over-collected by falsifying claims. The questions you asked and swore to to receive the payment...even with all the warnings about how illegal it is to lie on...were found false. (Generally someone saying they weren't working that week when they were). That is a criminal fraud and punishable many ways They give you a break and allow you to pay it back, even arranging a payment schedule, and then may not pursue criminal charges. Hence, if your in accord with the payment agreement - they probably won't look to offset your refund. (As it is owed to a government, they can intercept you refund from the IRS or State). If you have defaulted on the payment agreement, they would likely look for the restitution many ways, including refund offset....and all that becomes minor because at some point, you will have to answer to criminal defrauding the government charges.
Yes, they can. The only federal payment not subject to garnishment or lien is Social Security.
Depending on what you signed when you made the down payment, yes. Take a look at any papers you signed. Depending on the size of down, take them to small claims court.
You should pay an debt that you owe, but they can't force you unless they take you to court over it. They could file a lawsuit that would end up as a judgment. They could then garnish your wages or take your tax refund to pay for it. Your best bet is to set up a payment arrangement with them. After you have paid then you can work on trying to remove it from your credit report.
If your loan is in default the Feds will take your refund. The Feds will send you a letter.
If the amount of past-due support is at least equal to the tax refund, yes.