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February 20, 2021
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I received a letter from the unemployment office a few days saying I owed them money can they take my federal return

  • February 20, 2021
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February 24, 2021

If you owe the state unemployment, they are able to offset your federal tax refund.  However, depending how long you have owed them, it is unlikely it will happen this year- there are legal steps they must take before they can offset. 

 

See Tax Refund Offsets Explained | The TurboTax Blog