What is the name of your state? Mississippi
My wife and I filled our taxes jointly this year. We had a sum of money deducted from us by the government(social security). The social security office said that it was to pay for an overpayment that my wife's mother had recieved while the mother was on disability back in 1989 till 1998. The problem is that my wife was only 5 years old in 1989, just a minor. Can they even hold a minor responsible for income the mother recieved? Now they garnish our federal income tax in replacement for the money they gave her mother for her dependant child. Also, we never recieved any notices and was not aware of this debt. This does not seem right, what do I need to do to get my money back. Please help!
My wife and I filled our taxes jointly this year. We had a sum of money deducted from us by the government(social security). The social security office said that it was to pay for an overpayment that my wife's mother had recieved while the mother was on disability back in 1989 till 1998. The problem is that my wife was only 5 years old in 1989, just a minor. Can they even hold a minor responsible for income the mother recieved? Now they garnish our federal income tax in replacement for the money they gave her mother for her dependant child. Also, we never recieved any notices and was not aware of this debt. This does not seem right, what do I need to do to get my money back. Please help!