Arkansas Appeals Commission Grants Non-Debtor Spouse Relief From Proposed Joint Tax Refund Offset

The Arkansas Tax Appeals Commission grants taxpayer’s petition to prevent the offset of a $303 joint tax refund to pay a child support debt owed solely by the taxpayer’s spouse. Taxpayer provided evidence that she had no child support debt and was the sole source of income for the 2024 tax return showing the overpayment. The Commission found the taxpayer met the legal requirements to obtain relief as a non-debtor spouse from the proposed refund offset. [Ark. Tax App. Comm’n, Docket No. 25-TAC-00468, 03/27/25

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