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Do I need a real estate attorney or a tax attorney?
The IRS withholds our tax refund every year and is now threatening a wage garnishment over a short sale we did 7 years ago. I have disputed this debt multiple times and it always gets turned over to another agency or I get more paperwork in the mail that doesn’t explain the debt but just states that it is verified and must be paid. We signed paperwork at the time of the short sale stating that we would be free from any collections if we signed over the house back to the FHA. I want to dispute the debt and get out from under it as well as try to get our refunds from all these years.
Asked on March 15, 2012 under Bankruptcy Law, Texas
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Since you are having issues with the Internal Revenue Service over a short sale tax issue that happened seven or so years ago were you are not receiving your tax refunds and are being threatened with a wage garnishment, it would be best to consult with a tax lawyer over the situation as opposed to a real estate attorney. The sale has already happened so a real estate attorney is no longer needed.
You now have a tax issue and that is why you need a tax attorney at this point.
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