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Has anyone done a hardship to try to keep the IRS for offsetting your refund to pay a past due federal tax? I’m in the process of working with a tax advocate and she’s not being super helpful. What kinds of documentation did you have to send? Were you able to get them to avoid offsetting the refund? I am out of work until mid-April possibly even until mid-May because of health issues and the lady I spoke with Friday wasn’t helpful at all. I explained to her my situation and that without my income for the next couple of months that we wouldn’t be able to pay our basic necessities and even provided her with some past due bills. She said she could get me $1,300 of my refund (which is what I have left after the IRS debt from 2013 is offset), so basically she can’t help me even though I provided her with stuff she didn’t even request proving how much it cost us to live even on the most budgeted spectrum. I asked to speak to her direct supervisor, but she won’t be back until Tuesday, so I hopefully will receive a call then. Any ideas of what I can provide or explain in a different way? Any advice would be much appreciated. I am basically bed ridden at this point while I’m awaiting major surgery and this is adding stress to my situation.
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@Iesenia Guzman
Yes you can get your refund on a pre paid debit card or maybe you can open a free checking account. But you will need an address for both. Hopefully you have someone that will let you use their address to receive mail. I pray things get better for you and your family. God bless
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Tell whoever did your taxes to file a 911
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Would appealing the offset work?
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Bankruptcy.
weather or not the debt is dischargable is moot, it still is effected by the stay until ordered otherwide
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My husband and I lost ir jods we are homeless I don’t have money coming in but from the social services I explain that I have 4 kids and where leaving in car that’s why I haven’t pay my student loan I been waiting for my money but I guess it was sent thru mail which I don’t gave access to it is there any other way to get my money like in a prepaid car???
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I have been working with advocates since Monday. There is a 21 day time period from when you filed and after that you ‘ll miss your bypass offset. You can only have owe only one offset. If there is another offset this will disqualify you.
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