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Can the IRS take your stimulus check for bad debt?

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My boyfriend has horrible credit, he has collections and lawyers calling him all the time. He hasn't recieved his check yet, can they take it away from him for that reason?

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  1. Did he file his 2007 return, or are you asking so he won't file?

    If he owes any government agency, IRS, child support, student loans, yes the rebate will be offset to his debt.


  2. It can and will be taken if he owes a government debt like back taxes or defaulted student loans, or owes back child support.

  3. They will only take it for debt that relates to the government.  Back taxes, child support, student loans, over payments made by workers' compensation, over payments made by social security, etc.

  4. Well, 39 States are garnishing stimulus checks from people who owe back taxes.

    So, if you have unpaid taxes or something.

    If the collections agencies have jugdements against him then I would think they can garnish either all or a portion of it.

  5. NO , if he owes back taxes, student loan, any type of money to the government, they will take it . Creditors no they can not touch it.

  6. No - only for debts you owe the government and child support.

  7. Don't listen to Abigail. Only if he owes the government or has college loans he has not paid.

  8. if you owe fedral taxs... my girlfriend got a 6 dollar check out of 600.

  9. Yes, my wife owed somebody $100.00 and they took it out of our check.  The bad part she didn't even know she had a collection...so she says.

  10. it depends on how sophisticated the state's debt collection is, and if they report it to the irs.  i can now get taken away for back child support, and back state and federal taxes.  i'm not positive if this includes regular collections, as the policy is brand spanking new.

    *edit.  also if you owe student loans

    **Edit.  CHECK HIS CREDIT REPORT!! creditors are very shisty, and both my husband and i have gotten calls for debt in other family members names, debt we didn't owe, or debt we'd paid off.  don't let them bully you, check your report, file a claim against any false information, and if it's valid, call the collection agencies and work out a payment plan.  don't live in fear of their calls, take control of the situation.

  11. Yes they can.

    My parents had one coming to them, and something went wrong with their taxes last year, so they just deducted the amount from the check automatically.

  12. No, unless it is a government debt.

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  14. they are keeping the ones  for deliquent student loans and back child support im not sure where they draw the line

  15. not unless he owes the goverment

  16. nope only if he owes back taxes, or child support

    I know for a fact, don't let those creditors bully you either, they r usually FAKE lawyers calling anyways, and they LIE, so NO his check will be fine♥♥
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