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chrystalrae1985

Level 1

Question

Is the irs garnishing the 2019 tax refunds during the covid-19 pandemic?

Forum|Forum|6 years ago
March 29, 2020
4 replies
29 views

Since I have a past tax debt & prior returns were garnished.

TurboTax Free Edition Online

Level 15

Yes----if you have an offset for a past debt your refund can be seized for it. TurboTax never knows about offsets to your refund. if your refund is offset you will receive letter about it from the IRS after it happens.

https://www.irs.gov/uac/tax-refund-offsets-pay-unpaid-debts

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/refunds/help/what-is-a-refund-offset/00/26301

Reduced Refund https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc203

NOTE: You can contact the IRS Treasury Offset Program Call Center at 1-800-304-3107 to ask if they have an offset for you on file. TurboTax would not have that information.

https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/tax-payments/who-can-garnish-an-income-tax-refund/L7cPPzDyc

**Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**

Level 2

Under the corona stimulus package isn’t it true that offsets ( with the exception of child support) won’t be garnished ?

Level 15

@Abibelle123 wrote:

Under the corona stimulus package isn’t it true that offsets ( with the exception of child support) won’t be garnished ?

That is true for the stimulus payment.