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Does IRS tell you if they are going to keep your refund due to student loan default?
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∙ 16y ago
You may not get advance warning, but you should receive a letter from the Treasury Offset Program telling you that your refund that you were expecting to receive has been offset. Many times, the offsetting agency (in your case, the student loans) will send you a letter beforehand informing you of their intent to offset your federal refund.
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Who can keep your tax refund?
If you owe back taxes, the IRS can apply the refund to prior year's taxes owed. I think if someone is in default on a student loan, then tax refund may be withheld to pay that (not positive though). The IRS dot GOV website may have more information.
Can a privately owned entity seize your tax refund to satisfy a debt?
No. Only the IRS can keep your federal income tax refund, and only for unpaid child support or alimony, unpaid federal or state taxes, student loans in default, and any unpaid federal or government debt.
If you are in default on your student loan and you file taxes with your husband can they still take your tax returns?
Yes, and an injured spouse can have their portion of the offset tax refund given back to them. Keep in mind that you are legally obligated to file your taxes even if you expect to have your refund offset. Contact the IRS for more information.
If you're not enrolled in school can you keep student loan refund?
Ask your local school district that question.
If a student is still in school can the IRS take their federal refund for student loan payments?
yes, if your loans are in default then you will be listed on the Tax offset list. Once on the list, your tax refund will be kept by the Guarantee agency until the loan is paid off or until the loans are out of default. It does not matter if you are in school or out of school. In the USA, if your Federal Student Loans are in default, then your original lender was paid 97% of your loan value by a Federal Guarantee Agency. Guarantee Agencies are basically insurance companies. When your lender was paid off, the Guarantee Agency took ownership of your loans. Guarantee Agencies have the right by law to keep any Federal Income Tax return money that is owed to you. They also have the right to garnish any wages and to garnish Social Security benefits. If you need help getting out of default and getting off of the tax offset list, click on my profile, StudentLoaner, below.
Default on a student loan?
In the US, if you don't pay your student loans for 270 days, they become default. When they become default, the collection agency will start to garnish your wages and the government will keep all future tax return refunds. You should consolidate your student loans and prevent the wage garnishment. You can get an income-based repayment plan and pay as little as $0 a month, defending on your income and dependants. If you want help with the consolidation of your student loans, click on the link below.
If your pay is being garnished for student loans can they still keep your tax refund check?
Not sure who "they" are...but they can use all legal means to collect what you swore you would pay.
What happened when a default judgment for student loan is placed?
In the US, if you don't pay your student loans for 270 days, they become default. When they become default, the collection agency will start to garnish your wages and the government will keep all future tax return refunds. You should consolidate your student loans and prevent the wage garnishment. You can get an income-based repayment plan and pay as little as $0 a month, defending on your income and dependants. If you want help with the consolidation of your student loans, click on the link below.
Can you apply for student loans if you have defaulted on your previous student loans?
If you are living in the US, then the answer is no if the loans are in default. You will not be eligible for another Federal student loan until the loans are rehabilitated for 12 months or consolidated. If you need help with consolidation of your defaulted loans, please click on the link at the bottom of this text box. In some other countries, student loans can be awarded as long as you fill the requirements (i.e. are a student at an approved institution and have a minimum of courses). You can simply keep adding to the loans and pay them off later when you finish studying, or while paying them off.
If you are being garnished for a defaulted student loan will they keep your entire tax return?
They will take the entire tax refund if you owe that much. And they will do that every year until the loan is paid.
Can the IRS offset my ny state refund?
Typically, the Internal Revenue Service doesn't collect your refund if you owe them money. They will keep your federal refund.
Can a separated husband sign his wife's name on tax refund check and keep the refund?
yes, but it is illegal
