Unemployment is garnishing my wages!

I just got through an unemployment garnishment. I owed over $3600 and I also found out that taxes were never taken out of it when I was claiming unemployment. Once the Federal IRS and State Department of Revenue caught on. They took my tax refunds to cover the taxes. My question is now that I've paid all that unemployment back, can I get my tax refunds back. I don't feel they should be able to tax me when I wasn't supposed to get the money to begin with and I paid it all back.

i owe one thousand in over payment but i need to go back on unemployment this year, will they keep my checks or just a portion of each week i get from each unemployment check

It really depends on what state you live in, since unemployment is run by the states, which all have different rules.

OMG...I am really scared now. I was just penalized for getting unemployment for 1 1/2 yrs before they found out I was fired (not a just cause in my book) from a job I did not put down on my app in the beginning. I am ordered to pay back $12,890 within 45 days. How the hell am I going to be able to do this? I am unemployed for God's sake. A criminal background check showed something on my record that I did not reveal to them. it happened 25 yrs. ago. I found that the information they received in incorrect and the attorney generals office had input it incorrectly. I am fighting and appealing but I doubt I will win. they are already taking the employers side. Has anyone ever won their case? any help from anyone would be so much appreciated. I am sick inside and honestly dont know what to do. I never did what they are saying and they will not believe me. Neither the employer nor the unemployment office. Pls. help me. I live in Cincinnati Ohio.

I owe the state of VA overpaid unemployment Benefits paid to me when I was out of work in that state. I appealed the case to the Court of Appeals and it wasn't until the beginning of August 2009 that I heard back from the Court that the appeal was without merit. Prior to that, the Unemployment office sent me numerous threatening letters to pay and I responded by writing writing two letters explaining that the case was in appleal status and to wait until the out come of the case. I called yesterday to start payment arrangements and was shocked to learn that they had reported the debt to the Credit Bureaux and assigned a legal firm to collect the money from me. Asked how that could happen when the case is in legal status, the supervisor at the office said he understands but cannot undo the damage. He however said if I dispute it, he will provide the papers to show I owe the money. I have been trying to keep my credit straight and here comes some knuckle head and he just messes it all up and doesn't give a shit. The worse part is my credit is messed up without him giving me ample time to pay and i still have to pay the money and start calling the CB to fix this. I am thinking if he is already messed up my credit, Eff it, i won't pay. I know live in MD and work in DC even though employer's main corporate office is VA. Can they garnish my wages for this even though I work and live in another state? What are my recourses here? By law what is the required time allowed a creditor before reporting to the credit bureaux?

Unemployment is public debt and they can garnish in all states without a court order. You wont eff it...

It would be best to hire someone like a tax specialist. they know best with regards to this matter. maybe you can still appeal for <a href="www.protaxcare.com">IRS debt settlement program</a> and see how much of your tax you can still eliminate...

I too have an overpayment from enemployment and I am exspecting a refund and nervous that we will not get it since I owe over 4000 dollars to unemployment due to a overpay... I have not received nothing from the irs on them taking anything but I am scared we will not get it... What should I think am I getting a refund or NOT??? Someone please put me at ease...

Most likely your refund will be taken to pay back the unemployment you incorrectly collected. The state has already filed an intercept with the IRS. It will take time to get notification from IRS. Sorry to give you the bad news.

I have my refunds held for prior federal taxes and my daughter had hers held for owing on a student loan. Also, some people have theirs held for owing back child support.

i owe unemplyment because i didnt repoert i was workin 20 hours a week i couldnt make a livin off working wages or the wages i earned thorugh unemployment which ewas only 100 dollars a week. so with both checks i was bringin home around 280 a week. unemployment is our money we pay unemployment taxes. it started out i owed 1800 they said which i dont know how now its up to 3200 if i can pay u 1800 how do u fighure i can pay u 3200. the prsident not only needs to look at penaltys and interest that they and the irs charge they need to look at other things as well such as the cost of life and car ins its breakin us all. if any of us have the mony to get it

Yes, we pay unemployment taxes and it is ours to collect...WHEN WE ARE UNEMPLOYED! If you're working a part-time job, you CANNOT ALSO collect unemployment, period!

No...they cannot take out overpayment from your Federal tax return. They can only take out from your state refund.

I spoke with my Unemployment Division, and they had told me if there was overpayment or an administrative judge order against me, that I can pay monthly (to their payment center) as much as I can afford. She said even $5 a month if that's all I can afford. She said this will prevent them from garnishing your wages.

I hope that helps.

Incorrect! If you owe a debt (back taxes, overpayment of unemployment benefits, etc.) to a state agency, your federal tax refund absolutely CAN be withheld to pay for it. This applies even if you're already participating in a voluntary repayment plan.

I am trying to figure out, my husband has been dealing with Unemployment wanting money back and yet they are still sending him checks every two weeks, and AGAIN they just sent us ANOTHER letter saying we owe more money, They have been deducting payments from the checks they r sending, but if we owe money because he doesn't qulify for benifits, then why in the BEEP are the giving him a check??? I figure it is this simple, if he doesn' qulify then do not pay, but if he does, then why do we have to pay anything back. they are the ones that figure out what we get paid, so it is not my fault if you send me the wrong amount. It is your own fault, and just correct it when you send out the next check . but ofcourse when does this state make sense????

In some states you can collect what they call "partial unemployment". If you have a part time job and don't make over your weekly benefit, you get the difference, if you have enough earnings for your benefit year. My youngest daughter works about 10-16 hours a week and gets partial payments. We're in New Jersey.