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What is a tax garnishment in the US?

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Anonymous

12y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

A tax garnishment is a way of paying off a debt to the US Federal Tax Service. An amount is taken from the debtor's wage each time they are paid and put against paying off the debt.

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