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She Expected a $3,847 Tax Refund. A 17-Year-Old Debt Got It Seized Instead
Yolanda Yarbrough expected a $3,847 tax refund. The Treasury Offset Program took it all. Here's…
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The IRS Approved His Refund but Sent Him Nothing: How a $3,400 Offset Blindsided a San Jose Bus Driver
An IRS refund approval is not a promise of payment. That distinction sounds bureaucratic until…
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His Tax Refund Was Seized for Student Loan Debt — What One Indianapolis Mechanic Discovered Too Late
The shop opens at seven. By seven-fifteen, Clint Holloway was already under a 2019 Silverado…
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He Cosigned a Loan, Someone Else Defaulted, and the IRS Took $1,947 From His Tax Refund
Have you ever planned around money that was technically yours — only to watch it…
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The IRS Approved Her Refund. Then a 20-Year-Old Debt Took $3,800 of It Before It Hit Her Bank Account
Roughly 4.5 million federal tax refunds are intercepted each year through the Treasury Offset Program,…
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A Senior Accountant Expected a $3,847 Refund. The IRS Sent Most of It to a Debt Collector Instead.
Roughly one in six federal tax refunds issued each year is subject to some form…