I have credit card debt, was in collections, but I’ve received emails saying I’ve paid off my debts, which I didn’t so im sure my 2020 return was used to pay my debtors

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What can I do to get some of my return money back

[xmasbaby0]

 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

[ColeenD3]

Are you asking how you can recover your 2020 from being garnished, you can't.

Only Federal and State agencies have the ability to garnish. A private collector can't garnish. However, once it hits your bank, then they may take it.

Garnishment