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    cmd4513 Posts: 2, Reputation: 1
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    Feb 29, 2008, 07:34 AM
    Can the government garnish our income tax return?
    I owe restitution to the federal government that has not yet been fully satisfied. My husband and I filed "married filing jointly" for our tax refund. Can our tax refund be "garnished" to satisfy this debt? We live in Texas.
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    Feb 29, 2008, 08:38 AM
    I do believe they can garnish income tax when delinquent payments of child support or school loans are involved. It has happened to someone I know and there was no fair warning. She received a letter stating what happened to the return.
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    Feb 29, 2008, 08:43 AM
    I didn't feel like paying my Student loans back but then I got a letter saying they were going to take my tax return if I did not pay them back. I paid them back after that.
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