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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.
If you owe money to the IRS for prior years taxes, and you have a refund due to you on this year's taxes, the IRS will keep the refund and apply it towards the debt that you owe.
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One can find advice if one owes money to the IRS by visiting the IRS website. On the site they have 10 tips for Taxpayers who owe money to the IRS. Included in these tips are ways to make payments and applying for additional time.
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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.
If you owe money to the IRS for prior years taxes, and you have a refund due to you on this year's taxes, the IRS will keep the refund and apply it towards the debt that you owe.
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The IRS can put a levy on your bank accounts if you owe them money and have not paid them. It means they can take your money, whether you want them to or not.
One can find advice if one owes money to the IRS by visiting the IRS website. On the site they have 10 tips for Taxpayers who owe money to the IRS. Included in these tips are ways to make payments and applying for additional time.
The IRS will notify you.
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Debts to the IRS are confidential; the IRS cannot disclose the debt unless they bring a civil suit to get the money.
Quite simply, yes. The IRS can take nearly any income or assets from you when you owe money. A tax attorney can sometimes get limits placed on them.
If you require a tax extension and do not owe any money to the IRS, then you are in good shape. However, if you do owe money to the IRS, then you are still going to have to pay up by the deadline. Even if you want to get a tax extension, you will have to pay at least 90% of what you owe to the IRS ahead of time. The other 10% of what you owe may then be given to the IRS by the tax extension deadline. Be sure to understand the tax extension deadline rules so you do not get into legal trouble with the IRS.
If you have received a phone call, claiming to be from the Internal Revenue Service, telling you that you owe taxes, threatening you with arrest if you do not pay immediately- it is a scam. First, the IRS does not call you- you get a registered letter. Second, you are not arrested for owing money- you CAN be hauled into court for evading taxes. If you owe the IRS money, and they want it, they can take it without your permission. They have the power to take your paycheck, your bank account, your car and your house.
The IRS can actually garnish your wages if you owe back taxes. However, they will work with you on an installment plan if you need it. The IRS wants their money so they will try to give you a discount if you ask for it.