topic If you owe Maryland back taxes, can your federal tax return be garnished to pay Maryland? in State tax filing

If you owe Maryland back taxes, can your federal tax return be garnished to pay Maryland?

judges4u — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 23:20:31 GMT

Maryland Comptroller said I owe back taxes because of a wrong deduction for years 14, 15 and 16, can they garnish and take my entire Federal Income Tax return?

Before issuing a refund the IRS looks for offsets ( cl...

pk — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 23:20:33 GMT

Before issuing a refund the IRS looks for offsets ( claims from IRS, from courts, from states, other agencies ) and then issues the remainder to you. So if the State has put claims to the IRS then these offsets would be honored before issuing the refund.

The answer to your question is YES. See: https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/tax-refund-offsets-pay-unpaid-debts-4">https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/tax-refund-offsets-pay-unpaid-debts-4</a>

Thank you for your assist.

judges4u — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 23:20:35 GMT

Thank you for your assist.

Re: If you owe Maryland back taxes, can your federal tax return be garnished to pay Maryland?

linnyp543 — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 15:51:47 GMT

Does this include unpaid toll tickets?