How much of a person's income tax refund, if any at all, can the IRS keep for child support offset?? I heard that it was recently changed and they can only keep a percentage, but I am not sure that is right.

MOWERMAN2468

if it is to be used to pay back child support, i think they can retain the complete refund and give it to the parent, or guardian for the support of the child. which if child support is paid as ordered, people would not have to ask this question, over and over and over again.

youcantstop48

Yes they can take the whole thing, unless it pays over what the person is behind then you will get what is left!!!

MOWERMAN2468

as it should be.

youcantstop48

right, they did this to my uncle when my youngest cousins were in there twenties they were still taking his taxes!!!

mzchitwnsa

Well, I only asked because this is a touchy subject for me. My son's father doesn't get all of his income tax refund revoked, so I don't get all that is owed to me. However, my fiance gets all of his refund garnished for the same reason. I do believe the same thing, if you owe, you should pay, there is a lot of child support owed to me and I just patiently wait.

But thank you for your answers. I do agree with some of you.

Mobea

Do you keep going back to court to have the child support taken out of his paycheck? Check with the workforce commission to see where he's working at if he keeps changing jobs. Sometimes you just have to hang in there like a pit bull. Your ex husband may have a wife who files an innocent or injured spouse form (can't remember which it is tonight, it's late) so she may be able to get her part of the refund back and that's why you only get a portion of the refund. But keep going to court over this child support. I had an ex husband who had a child with a woman and she had him in court almost every month.