Stimulus Payment Problem: What If You Never Got Your Money?
What If You Owe Money? It's Complicated: As for the current batch of $1,400 checks, taxpayers should know that the money cannot be garnished for unpaid federal debts or back taxes, but they can indeed be garnished for unpaid private debts—such as medical bills or credit card debts—if they are subject to a court order. Garnishment is a court order that allows for money to be removed from an individual’s bank account, and banks generally have to comply with a court’s demands. What About Past Stimulus Cash? And if an individual has yet to receive either the first or second stimulus c...
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