The answer to this question depends on what state you live in. Laws differ from state to state. In South Carolina, however, any state operated hospital does have the right and will keep state tax refunds in order to satisfy an unpaid hospital bill. The state will notify a person in advance via a letter.
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Medical bills are usually collected through garnishments, liens, and attachments. Tax returns are usually taken to pay old tax debts.
Yes and the state doesn't matter on federal income tax returns. Federal is federal and state is state.
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definition of TREASURY BILLS is... treasury bills are issued by the state bank or central bank against the loan or money taken by federal government of that state.
Risk free rate of return in Pakistan for 2012 is "12%". The risk free rate is declared by the State Bank of Pakistan after the specific period. The 3-month Govt. Treasury Bills' rate is taken as proxy for the risk free rate of return.
It is unlikely that a tax refund would be garnished for past due medical bills. Generally refunds can only be garnished for certain things, and medical bills really aren't one. Tax refunds are garnished in instances of: child support arrearages past due federal tax past due state income tax unpaid federal student loans government program repayments However, if you deposit it into an account that they have the right to garnish, the funds lose their identity as a tax refund.
Govt or state agencies have the power to offset if you owe them money.
If you are required to pay your child's medical bills, you are responsible for them. Most doctors will eventually turn over the account to collectors if no action is taken. However, many of them will also take payments over time. Collectors of these bills have to follow the same rules as anyone else-- If it is a large amount of money, you might consider bankruptcy. In any case, unpaid bills will go on your credit record.
This is a common plight amongst many citizens in the US. There are various agencies (local and state) that provide limited medical benefits to those who are truly 'needy' or 'homeless'. The other things to do is contact the place where the medical bills have racked up and talk to them about how you might make some form of monthly payments. Might mean giving up things at home like the internet, cable tv, mobile phones and the like, but when bills start piling up, matters must be taken to pay them before we can have the other 'luxuries' of life. One needs to understand that the company the provided the medical items is also in business, and as such also has its own bills to pay, including the salaries of the medical professionals who provided the service. In addition, the medical professionals who provide the medical services have spent many long, hard, expensive years in school in order to be able to provide that medical care. Doctors spend at least 10 - 12 years in school and training, and nurses, med techs, physical therapists, etc., spend as much as 2 - 6 years in school and training to be able to provide their services.