The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has the power to seize income tax refunds when a taxpayer owes certain debts, such as unpaid taxes or overdue child support. Sometimes, a married couple's joint tax refund will be seized because of a debt for which only
Only agovernment entitycan claim a refund to offset a debt owed to them. The federal government or a state government can do it for taxes owed, and state governments can also request an offset to pay past-due child support obligations. You're vulnerable if your spouse has delinquent student...