can IRS garnish your disability settlement?
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can IRS garnish your disability settlement?
Asked on May 30, 2009 under Personal Injury, Idaho
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 15 years ago | Contributor
If by "disability settlement" you referring to your SSD payments than the answer is yes. The Social Security Act and Internal Revenue Code allow benefits to be levied to collect unpaid Federal taxes.
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