Tax refund

[Leannemcook]

i was wondering I got a letter in mail stating I have debt collection and they can garnish  wages  property etc so they are taking my taxes I beleave is there a way I can protect my refund from being taken I have a kid and was counting on this money we just got kicked out and was relying on this money 

[Bigdaddy7414]

Following 

[xmasbaby0]

 refund offset.

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

 IRS Treasury Offset Program Call Center at 1-800-304-3107

 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