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    mamamoex3 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Jan 27, 2009, 10:28 AM
    Debt and Ferderal Tax return
    Can a garnishment or debt from a credit card company take my federal tax return?
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    Jan 27, 2009, 11:31 AM

    No only if you owe the government like past child support or student loans. Only the IRS can garnish your taxes nobody else.
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    Jan 28, 2009, 12:34 PM
    No, that is NOT quite true.

    The credit card company CAN get to your federal income tax refund by first getting a court decision, then have that decision validated in federal court, then submitting a garnishment order to the IRS.

    It takes a LONG time, and once the taxpayer recognizes what is happening, they adjust their withholding to PAY taxes when they file instead of getting a refund, so most creditors do not bother.

    But if they go through the motions, they CAN get your federal tax refund.
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