I live in the state of Colorado and when I get the letter in the mail it says it has been intercepted to pay court fines. Why are they able to do this? Thank god they don't take my federal.
2007-12-31 07:01:35 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
You owe back money to the state. Since your state tax returns are through your state they will take any money you owe them. Why would they give you a check when you owe them money?
Just like if you owed the Federal government. They would take your federal return. The feds could even go as far as garnishing(take from) your wages(aka your paychecks!)
Anyway you should should pay the fines now they are tacking on interest every year. Trust me it's not cheap if you want to see another state return I'd suggest either pay your fines off now or move to another state.
2007-12-31 07:07:39 · answer #1 · answered by Michael R 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, let's say that you owed me some money and I owed you some money back for something else. I'd deduct what you owed me from what I owed you before I'd give you any actual money, right. And you'd do the same. No difference!
And BTW, the state CAN turn this over to FMS and go after your Federal refund as well. Just so you know.
2007-12-31 08:14:13 · answer #2 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because you either stopped making payments or failed to make timely payments to the court. If you're unable to make the scheduled payments, you need to call the courthouse and make other arrangements so this won't happen.
If you've paid off the fines and you still receive this notice, you should call the courthouse a.s.a.p. to stop the tax refund interceptions. If it's too late to stop the intercept, the court will refund any monies that are due.
2007-12-31 07:18:27 · answer #3 · answered by Celeste 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually if you don't pay your fines off they could have you arrested for ignoring a court order, which is a charge of contempt of court. They can also start taking your federal tax return and garnish your wages if they feel that intercepting your State tax return, which basically constitutes a warning, is not working and it's not worth their time to pursue charges against you.
2007-12-31 07:12:29 · answer #4 · answered by Mark G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋