PA UC overpayment from 2 years ago - will they take my tax refund?

Yes, they can and likely will intercept your state and federal tax refunds for UC overpayments. Pennsylvania participates in the Treasury Offset Program (TOP) which allows them to take your federal refund for UC debts. For state tax refunds, they have their own process. However, you do have several options: 1. Set up a repayment plan by calling the Overpayment Collections Unit at 866-403-6163 2. File for a financial hardship waiver if you can demonstrate paying it back would cause significant financial hardship 3. Request an appeal if you believe the overpayment determination was incorrect (though there are time limits on appeals, usually 15 days from notice date) I recommend calling them ASAP to discuss your options before tax season starts in earnest.

THEY TOOK MY WHOLE REFUND LAST YEAR!! I had a similar situation with PUA overpayment from 2021. No warning at all and they intercepted everything - both state and federal. It's completely ridiculous how they just take peoples money without giving you time to make arrangements. I tried calling for WEEKS and couldn't get through to anyone until AFTER they already took my refund. The system is designed to make it impossible to actually resolve anything!!!!

my cousin had this happen and they took his whole refund but he said after they still said he owed money even tho the refund was more than what he owed? make sure u keep all ur paperwork

Have you tried calling PA UC about this? I had a similar issue and spent 3 weeks trying to get through to someone. Always busy signal or disconnected after waiting. I finally used Claimyr (claimyr.com) to get connected to a PA UC agent. They have a service that gets you through to unemployment - you can see how it works in their video demo: https://youtu.be/CEPETxZdo9E?si=WL1ZzVZWG3KiHrg2. I was able to set up a payment plan and they didn't take my full refund. The agent I spoke with was actually helpful once I finally got through.

I work with financial counseling clients who deal with these issues regularly. Here's what you need to know about PA UC overpayments: - Yes, they can intercept both state and federal tax refunds through the Treasury Offset Program - You have 3 primary options: repayment plan, appeal, or waiver request - For repayment plans, they typically accept monthly payments as low as $50 depending on your financial situation - For appeals, you generally need to demonstrate that you didn't receive the benefit funds, the calculation was incorrect, or you weren't properly notified - For waivers, you need to show financial hardship and that the overpayment wasn't due to fraud Most importantly, you need to take action BEFORE they process the tax intercept. Once that happens, it's much harder to get any of those funds back.

I went thru this last yr. wat I did was file a waiver cause I had hardship. U need 2 get form UC-1766W from their website & fill it out completely. Include all ur bills, income, etc. I sent mine in & got approved after about 2 months. They didn't take my refund after that. But u need 2 do it ASAP b4 tax time!!!! Good luck!!

why dont they have to pay US interest when they take 2 years to tell us about overpayments but we have to pay them interest right away?? system is rigged against regular people trying to survive

One thing I haven't seen mentioned yet - check if you qualify for an overpayment waiver specifically for PUA. The Department of L&I announced a few months ago that they would be waiving certain non-fraud PUA overpayments, especially those resulting from documentation issues or misunderstandings during the pandemic. You may qualify depending on when you received benefits and why they determined there was an overpayment. Worth looking into in addition to the other options.

my brother had his wage garnished for unemployment overpayment so watch out for that too if u have a job