When IRS starting?
January 15, 2010
The IRS will start accepting claims for refunds on January 17th, 2012
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YES
The IRS uses the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, a part of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, for processing tax payments and refunds.
No the IRS will withhold your refund until the tax debt is paid. I know I had that happen to me and when it was paid in full I was able to start getting my refunds again.
Jan 22nd
Governments
Most people file for their federal tax refunds from past year finances in the January to February period. You can file by submitting a request form to IRS.
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Yes, the IRS will continue to keep your IRS refunds even if you are in Currently Not Collectible status.
If you mean IRS money owed to you, they will first take that money, called a refund and then look for the balance. Yes, they can and they will. They will attach any IRS refunds you have coming to you. It may not happen the following year, but eventually it will be deducted, with interest.