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What happens when your income tax refund is garnished for debt?
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So you were expecting a tax refund from the IRS after you filed a tax return. Insteasd of getting your refund, the IRS sent you a letter saying that your refund was used (garnished) to satisfy your back tax debt. What is going on? This means that you have a back tax liablility with the IRS and the IRS will take your refund to satidfy that debt. If you got your refund check garnished and you were unaware you owed the IRS, you need to take care of this situation fast. The IRS can start enforced collections against you and go as far as garnishment of your pay and levy your bank accounts. You can find out more at wallysworldoftaxes.blogspot.com.
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Can wifes pay be garnished for husbands debt?
If the debt is on a shared account, then yes, the wife's pay can be garnished even if the husband was the one who ran the debt up.
Can your wages be garnished after debt is paid?
no
Can Michigan pensions be garnished by a debt collector?
Not if it is creditor debt, such as credit cards.
What happens if you never paying credit card debt?
You are likely to have your wages garnished. Your credit cards will be cancelled and liens may be placed on property.
In Virginia can your wages be garnished for credit card debt?
Yes. Virginia use federal income garnishment laws. The maximum percentage of disposable income that can be garnished for creditor debt is 25%, with 30x minimum wage ($154.50 weekly based) being exempt from garnishment. All Social Security, government pensions, public assistance and most private pension benefits are exempt from creditor garnishment or levy.
No longer on Social Security but owe can your income tax be garnished?
Yes. If you owe the federal government money, the Department of the Treasury can withhold your income tax refund to satisfy the debt.
In Mississippi can out of state income be garnished on a small debt owed to a bank in overdraft fees?
And the out of state income is from Alabama
Can your ssi benefits be garnished for breaking a lease?
Not if you have left the unit. Federal law prohibits government subsidies from being used to pay a past debt. However, if you have other income, a judge could conclude that that income can be garnished to pay the debt.
Can the US Army garnish your income tax refund for an unpaid enlistment bonus debt?
Yes
Can a credit card company intercept your income tax refund if you have a judgment against you?
Yes - the refund is an asset - which the card company can use to offset your debt !
Can overpayment unemployment debt be taken in tax refund?
Yes. Unreturned unemployment benefits overpayments may be deducted from your federal income tax refund.
If they garnish my wifes check can they garnish my income tax if we file jointly?
Yes, if the agency she owes money to has filed paperwork with the IRS and/or your state tax agency. If they garnish the joint refund, you can submit an injured spouse claim which is a request to have the refund split (usually according to how much of the income on the return belongs to each of you). The amount of the refund that belongs to her will be applied to her outstanding debt and the amount of the refund that belongs to you will be sent to you. You have a limited time to make this claim after you are notified that the refund was withheld to pay her debt, so read your notice carefully. If it's a joint debt, then you cannot make this claim because you both owe the money.Usually tax refunds are only garnished by other government groups (federal, state, or local), publicly funded schools, and student loan companies, but there may be others.
Can wages be garnished in Georgia for credit card debt?
Yes, Georgia adheres to the basic federal wage garnishment guidelines, with a maximum of 25% of disposable income subject to garnishment, with the first $154.50 of weekly wages being totally exempt.
Can your federal income tax return be garnished?
If you owe back taxes, or owe the social security, have a judgment aginest you the taxes can be garnished.
Is forclosing on a home consider a hardship if student loans are going to garnish your income tax?
my husbands checks have been garnished now for a year and a half he has paid about 10,000 and now they want to garnish our intire tax refund and we are in over our head in debt we got a foreclosure letter that if we dont pay 4,000 we will loose our home the only way we can stop this is to use our income tax refund is this enough grounds for extreme hardship on your family
Can wifes pay be garnished for husbands debt?
If the debt is on a shared account, then yes, the wife's pay can be garnished even if the husband was the one who ran the debt up.
Can your wages be garnished after debt is paid?
no
