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My federal taxes was garnished how do I know who took them?

If your federal refund was seized you will receive a letter from the IRS in a few weeks explaining why your refund was offset.  The typical reasons are back taxes owed, child support, student loan debt, or state debts owed.  TurboTax does not receive any information from the IRS regarding offsets to your refund.

To see back taxes owed  

https://www.irs.gov/uac/view-your-tax-account


 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.


**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.**

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My federal taxes was garnished how do I know who took them?

If your federal refund was seized you will receive a letter from the IRS in a few weeks explaining why your refund was offset.  The typical reasons are back taxes owed, child support, student loan debt, or state debts owed.  TurboTax does not receive any information from the IRS regarding offsets to your refund.

To see back taxes owed  

https://www.irs.gov/uac/view-your-tax-account


 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.


**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.**
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