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What Can I Do If My Tax Return Was Garnished Even Though My Overpayment Was Waived?

Hello since I was 18 I’ve been getting letters of overpayment from child support I kept ignoring because I know I’ve never received last year I finally went into local office filed waiver explaining to them this happened when I was a child and I’m not accountable my waiver was GRANTED a year later my tax refund has been garnished by social security what do I do now?

Hi,

Based on your description of events, about the only thing you can do is contact Social Security and ask them to refund the amount that was garnished. If they refuse to do so in a timely manner, you may want to try contacting the office of one of your congressional representatives to see if they would be willing to help you get a refund from Social Security.

Best, Jerry

Posted: 
Feb 22 2020 - 8:25am
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