Income tax returns

Don't know what the laws are now,but my mon filed several years ago and they didn't take hers....Karen

We filed chap.7 in 2000 and they never touched our returns.

The only way your income tax check can be touched is if you owe child support or the government.

I was only required to show my taxes when I went and filed for bankruptcy and I also had taken them to my meeting of creditors. I think my attorney wanted me to take them to the meeting as a precautionary measure.

i was wondering the same thing if income taxes will be taken,, i do get a good bit back from claiming 3 kids but it is used to keep caught up on things and for emergencies that may come up.. my attourny told me that i could use some of my exemptions for teh $ that i would would recieve since i can claim a good bit of exemtions and have not nearly the amount of stuff to exempt.. does that sound right to anybody?

Just curious.

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When I a chpt. 13 my taxes were never taken. I don't believe they are taken only in the cases of child support and defaulted student loans. Because when you think about it, you are filing bankruptcy to get relief of your debts, and bankruptcy either you make a repayment plan with your creditors and it is approved by the court and then discharged upon successful completion or you file a chpt. 7 where your debts are abolished by the court. So if the debts are abolished by the courts, how could they take your tax refuns in the future, there would be no debts for them to go towards.

Hmm... if I recall correctly we were told to get the refund and spend it. So we did. We filed in December of 2002 and was discharged in april of 2003, so was all during tax season. I have read some things elsewhere about people losing their refunds though. Best bet is to ask an attorney. Better yet, call a few.

I filed Chapter 7 in 2000 as well and they never took any of my income taxes. In fact, they sent me money back in 2003 because someone screwed up my income taxes from that year.

That was a happy day. A day where I actually liked the IRS. :lol:

lol those days are few and far between :)
I particularly dislike them on payday :/

This is the law regarding refunds and bankruptcy

"Chapter 13--Income tax refunds are returned to taxpayers.

Chapter 7--The refund is held until a discharge is issued.

Chapter 11(business filed bankruptcy)--Treasury will apply corporate officer refunds to the business debt.

Chapter 11(corporate officer filed bankruptcy)--If a plan has been confirmed and there are post-confirmation debts, Treasury will apply corporate officer refunds to post-confirmation assessments"

where did u find this information at ashley?just curious thats all.. my bankruptcy attourney told me i could use mine as part of my exemptions since i dont have much to exempt and my exemptions are high since my husband and i will be filing together