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Question regarding owed back taxes and my refund

gina31670 — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:02:02 GMT

Hello,

I have been paying down a huge tax debt I incurred from back in 2020, and I only owe $1113.00 now, and when I did my taxes, I am getting a refund of $1926. I don't owe anything more after that, so will I get the difference refunded to me after my tax debt has been taken care of with the remaining amount owed and my amount of my refund?

Re: Question regarding owed back taxes and my refund

xmasbaby0 — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:04:14 GMT

The IRS will offset your 2025 refund up to the amount you still owe for back taxes and you should receive whatever is left. Sometime later on they will mail you a letter showing that the tax debt has been paid off.

Re: Question regarding owed back taxes and my refund

DoninGA — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:04:20 GMT

The IRS should apply the remaining balance to your tax refund and send you the remainder of the refund.

Re: Question regarding owed back taxes and my refund

gina31670 — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:07:02 GMT

Great thank you, I thought so but I read when I just put that question in google that they will use it to take care of the debt owed and keep the rest. And others said they won't keep none of it since it's more than you owe. I was getting conflicting information. I already planned on getting the amount after the debt has been taken care of but wanted to make sure I wasn't expecting it for it never to come. thank you