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New Member
posted Jun 7, 2019 3:35:50 PM

If I owe a balance from my taxes last year, will the IRS take what I owe out of my current refund and refund me the rest?

I'm currently on a payment plan to payoff the balance that I owed.

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Level 15
Jun 7, 2019 3:36:03 PM

If you have back taxes owed and you file your 2016 tax return with a tax refund, the IRS will seize the tax refund and apply the refund to the taxes owed.  If the refund satisfies the debt then the IRS will send you the remainder of the refund.

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New Member
Jun 7, 2019 3:35:51 PM

SO EVEN IF YOU ARE ON A PAYMENT PLAN THEY WILL SEIZE IT?

Level 15
Jun 7, 2019 3:35:53 PM

Yes

New Member
Jun 7, 2019 3:35:54 PM

will the payment plan end if refund clears the debt

New Member
Jun 7, 2019 3:35:56 PM

will it take a long time to get remaining refund

New Member
Jun 7, 2019 3:35:58 PM

I was on a payment plan and the IRS did NOT take refunds to offset until I specifically asked them to.

New Member
Jun 7, 2019 3:36:00 PM

So they didn’t seize your entire refund?

New Member
Jun 7, 2019 3:36:02 PM

So they didn’t seize your entire refund?

Level 15
Jun 7, 2019 3:36:03 PM

If you have back taxes owed and you file your 2016 tax return with a tax refund, the IRS will seize the tax refund and apply the refund to the taxes owed.  If the refund satisfies the debt then the IRS will send you the remainder of the refund.

New Member
Jun 7, 2019 3:36:06 PM

will it delay my taxes a long time

New Member
Jun 7, 2019 3:36:08 PM

I think you'll get a refund offset notice on wmr and a letter in the mail too.

New Member
Jun 7, 2019 3:36:09 PM

should I e-file or mail in my taxes then?  I do want them to tax what I owe in back taxes,

Level 15
Jun 7, 2019 3:36:10 PM

That will happen no matter whether you e-file or mail in your return.  The IRS will offset your refund if you owe back taxes.

New Member
Apr 13, 2020 1:54:40 PM

I owe the IRS taxes from last year. Will they just take what I owe them?

Returning Member
Feb 5, 2022 11:14:50 AM

What about if you only owe $6 will they still refund me the rest if so how do i know how do i know when they will refund me ? 

Intuit Alumni
Feb 5, 2022 11:31:18 AM

You are commenting on an old thread that may have outdated information. Do you have a specific question we can assist you with?

@Brittjoan99

Returning Member
Feb 5, 2022 11:35:33 AM

I owe money on my taxes it should already be paid it wasn’t much so my question is will i still get my refund ? 

Level 15
Feb 5, 2022 11:38:16 AM

You owe $6 on your 2021 return?   Then you are not getting a refund.   Or do you owe $6 for a prior year?

Returning Member
Feb 5, 2022 11:41:11 AM

I cant remember what it told me but i could be wrong but I believe the prior year , how can i find out which year ? 

Returning Member
Feb 5, 2022 11:45:06 AM

another question if it is for 2021 then why do i owe money ? 

Expert Alumni
Feb 10, 2022 11:31:16 AM

If you owe money it is because your employer did not withhold enough money throughout the year to cover your total tax liability and you either were not eligible for any credits or the credits you were eligible for were not enough to cover your total tax liability.

 

Since it was only $6, you may want to do nothing, but if you would prefer a refund you can adjust your W4 with your employer and have an additional amount withheld from every paycheck.  The simplest way to do this is to enter the amount per pay extra you want withheld in box 4c.