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Can IRS offset refund for co-signed student loans? What happens to my taxes?

Filed my taxes last week and worried about my refund. I co-signed on my nieces student loans years ago and she hasnt been making payments. Will they take my entire refund? Anyone deal with this before? Really counting on this money.

Diego Castillo

Yes, as a cosigner you're equally responsible for the loan. The Department of Education can absolutely take your tax refund through the Treasury Offset Program if the loans are in default. You should check the Treasury Offset Program website or call 800-304-3107 to see if you have any offsets pending.

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Ruby Knight

omg this is so messed up 😭 do they take the whole thing or just part of it?

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Diego Castillo

They can take your entire refund until the loan is paid off. You might want to contact the loan servicer to work out a payment plan to prevent future offsets.

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Logan Stewart

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Sean Matthews

in the same boat rn...cosigned for my brother back in 2015 and now im paying for it smh. wish someone would've warned me about this

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Ali Anderson

Fr cosigning is the biggest scam ever 🤮

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Zadie Patel

Yea they took my whole refund last year for my daughters loans. Its rough but theres nothing you can do unless you get the loans current

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A Man D Mortal

have u tried calling your loan servicer? sometimes they can work something out if u agree to a payment plan

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Ruby Knight

been on hold with them all morning no luck getting thru 😤

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Declan Ramirez

This happened to me! Call the Treasury Offset number ASAP and they'll tell you if theres an offset and how much. Also check your transcript but honestly taxr.ai is way easier than trying to decode all those codes yourself

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Ruby Knight

whats the number?

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Declan Ramirez

800-304-3107 but prepare to wait forever. seriously try taxr.ai first, itll save u so much time

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