MI State Refund Garnishment: Only Partial or Total Take? Getting Mixed Messages from Reps
My Michigan state refund is being held and I'm getting conflicting info. Called twice and reps said only a portion would be garnished with the rest refunded to me. But when I check online, looks like the whole thing is gone. Shouldn't I see the remaining amount if they're only taking a portion? Something isn't adding up here.
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Alice Fleming
State garnishments are usually pretty straightforward. If you have an outstanding debt, they'll take what's owed and refund the rest. The online system might not show the final adjusted amount until the garnishment is fully processed. Give it about 2-3 weeks to update in the system. You can request a detailed breakdown of the garnishment by calling the Treasury offset program.
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Steven Adams
•Thanks for explaining! Do you know how long the processing usually takes? Its been about 10 days already
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Alice Fleming
•Usually takes 15-20 business days. But with how backed up everything is rn could be longer 🤷♀️
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Hassan Khoury
Hey, instead of calling and getting different answers from every rep, you should try taxr.ai - its this new tool that analyzes your transcript and tells you exactly whats going on with garnishments and when youll get the remaining refund. Its only $1 and way more reliable than playing phone tag with the state. https://taxr.ai
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Victoria Stark
•Fr? Does it actually work? Sounds too good to be true ngl 🤔
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Hassan Khoury
•100% legit. It breaks down everything - offset amounts, processing dates, remaining refund. Saved me hours of stress
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Victoria Stark
•Just tried it and holy crap where has this been all my life?! The breakdown was so detailed 💯
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Benjamin Kim
lmao welcome to the club. been dealing with MI treasury for 3 months now. every rep tells me sumthing different 🤡
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Samantha Howard
•mood. its like they're making it up as they go along fr fr
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Megan D'Acosta
In the same boat rn. Called 5 times got 5 different answers smh. Mine shows fully garnished too but they keep saying ill get some back
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Sarah Ali
The Michigan Treasury website is notorious for not showing partial garnishments correctly. Even after they take their portion, it might still show as fully held. Your best bet is to wait for the official garnishment notice in the mail - it'll show the exact breakdown.
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Steven Adams
•how long does the notice usually take to come?
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Sarah Ali
•Usually 2-3 weeks after they process the garnishment. But ngl the mail system is a mess rn too
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Ryan Vasquez
what kind of debt caused the garnishment? different types have different rules on how much they can take
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Steven Adams
•its from an old unemployment overpayment
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Ryan Vasquez
•oh yeah those usually only take like 25% unless its fraud then they take all of it
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