My brother called the student loan company and the IRS they said he can get his taxes back that they garnish from him. But he will have to write a letter of hardship and get a court order of hardship.My question is has anybody done this and does it work?? I dont want him to get his hopes up!
2007-02-12 16:26:38 · 3 answers · asked by ready 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
Such requests are granted from time to time, but from what very little I know about it one would have to prove *very* severe economic hardship before getting back their refund. VERY severe. You know, like, "I can barely find enough money for me and my kids to eat and at the same time stay current on my rent and my heating bill" kind of severe, not the "If I don't buy my honey the kind of bling bling she wants, she will leave me" kind of severe. There are many people who may believe or may pretend they are in the former type of severe financial hardship but there are very few who actually are and able to prove it. Upon closer examination many people are of some variant of the latter.
In any case, if he truly believes he qualifies then he should contact the National Taxpayer Advocate Service. The TAS is a government organization independent of the IRS but which at the same time has the authority to work within the IRS to work on behalf of the taxpayer. In most cases they won't begin to help someone until they've tried to resolve their issue with the IRS first. However, I believe with issues like these they will. Your brother should know that he will be among many people who are asking for the same type of relief and these people at the TAS are trained to smell BS even if it is hidden under many layers of fine-smelling ambergris.
You may see the link below for more information about the TAS and how your brother may contact them. Best wishes...
2007-02-12 21:46:44 · answer #1 · answered by Mr. Zimmer 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, I've never heard that. You can send a letter of hardship to not have to pay on your student loan for a certain amount of time but I have never heard of them repaying garnished wages or garneished taxes.
2007-02-13 00:30:56 · answer #2 · answered by Nette 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I have never heard of that but if they did he would probably have to wait along time along with a big fight.
2007-02-13 00:36:47 · answer #3 · answered by mistyhayze 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋