how long, will it take the irs to take some money out of my brother’s tax refund send him the rest?
February 1, 2009 by Tax Forum
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bluejavakrazychic21 asked:
he still owed about 400dollars on child support and his refund was 1500, but he filed on jan. 9th hasn’t heard anything. is he gonna get anything?
he still owed about 400dollars on child support and his refund was 1500, but he filed on jan. 9th hasn’t heard anything. is he gonna get anything?
Sheila on Mon, 2nd Feb 2009 8:02 pm
Did he electronically file? That would make the whole thing faster than by mail. Does he have a spouse? They put a hold on the money to allow his spouse to file an injured spouse form to attempt to get her part of the refund, so that takes longer also. He might check irs.gov, wheres my refund or call 1-800-829-1954, for refund status on the remaining $.
badgerboise on Tue, 3rd Feb 2009 2:58 am
Due to Congress not finalizing some tax laws for 2007 until 11JAN08, the IRS was not able to process returns until their system had been updated to allow for the changes. The IRS appears to be about 3-4 weeks behind at this point. Your brothers refund will probably be mailed in short order. As for the child support; unless the IRS has that underpayment on file from the state, the owed money will probably not be deducted from his refund.