Garnishing Federal Income Tax Returns

Feb 18, 2010

tax return and debt collector
by: Gerri

There are few types of debts where your income tax return can be intercepted - student loan debt is one example. Generally, however, creditors cannot "garnish" or attach your income tax return.

And for most consumer debts, they must first take you to court and get a judgment against you before they can try to garnish wages, attach bank accounts etc.

I think debt collector may be making an illegal threat by telling you that he will take your tax refund if you don't pay up. Since you are in California, I would recommend you contact a consumer law attorney. You may want to try the law offices of Robert Brennan (www.brennanlaw.com). He is the coauthor of the California edition of our ebook, Debt Collection Answsers, and he has experience in both debt collection and credit damage cases.

Please let us know what he has to say about your situation and these threats.

Garnishing Federal Income Tax Returns

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