If my sister owed money for student loans and she claimed me and my 2 boys can the IRS take my taxes for my sons and myself?

[iah2018]

The IRS took my sister's tax return for student loans but she claimed me and my children is there anything I can do?

[DoninGA · Accepted solution]

If you are being claimed as a dependent on her tax return, then there is nothing you can do to prevent the IRS from seizing her tax refund for the unpaid student loan debt.  As a dependent you do not receive anything based on her tax return.  Any tax refund or taxes owed are all the responsibility of the taxpayer, not the dependent.