Can a person receive a tax refund if they are currently in a payment plan for prior years federal taxes?
Any refund due you in a future year will be applied against the amount you owe. Therefore, you may not get all of your refund if you owe certain past-due amounts, such as federal tax, state tax, a student loan, or child support. The IRS will automatically apply the refund to the taxes owed. If the refund does not take care of the tax debt; you must continue the installment agreement.
As a condition of your agreement, any refund due you in a future year will be applied against the amount you owe. Continue making your installment agreement payments as scheduled because your refund is not considered as a substitute for your regular payment due. You may not get all your refund in you owe certain past-due amounts, such as federal tax, state tax, a student loan, or child support. IRS will automatically apply the refund to the taxes owed.
As a condition of your agreement, any refund due you in a future year will be applied against the amount you owe. Therefore, you may not get all of your refund if you owe certain past-due amounts, such as federal tax, state tax, a student loan, or child support. The IRS will automatically apply the refund to the taxes owed. If the refund does not take care of the tax debt; you must continue the installment agreement.
