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Answer:  John – I need to refer you to your state tax agency for information on using a state income tax refund to pay back due child support.

However here is the information on the federal program.  This can be found at the IRS website,  

Topic 203 – Refund Offsets: For Unpaid Child Support, And Certain Federal, State, and Unemployment Compensation Debts  

The Department of Treasury’s Financial Management Service (FMS), which issues IRS tax refunds, has been authorized by Congress to conduct the Treasury Offset Program. Thro

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The mistakes aren’t the same rookie ones Ive made before, but instead they are bigger mistakes. Here are some of the mistakes Ive made over the last few years that you should avoid:

Business mistake No.  1: Don’t get too personal with your employees

I love helping my employees out. When they are happy, it makes me happy. But over time what you’ll realize is that the closer you get with your employees, the more likely they’ll push their problems onto you.

I don’t mind helping people out with their problems, but if they can’t learn to solve them by themselves, how will they ever grow as individuals? So instead o

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Last week, BP filed a complaint with a US court alleging that hundreds of documents relating to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill are not being disclosed by the rig operator.

Since the legal “discovery” process started, Transocean has handed over at least 247,000 documents and 3.36m pages relating to its internal investigation on the causes of the accident. However, BP says it wants more key pieces of evidence.

Last week, BP filed a “motion to compel” Transocean to disclose more information with the Louisiana court handling all oil spill litigation.

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WASHINGTON – Applications for unemployment benefits dropped last week to the lowest level since April, a sign the weakness in the labor market is abating.

Jobless claims fell by 24,000 to 398,000 in the week ended July 23, fewer than forecast, Labor Department figures showed today in Washington. The median estimate of economists in a Bloomberg News survey called for a drop to 415,000. There were no special factors associated with the decrease other than the usual volatility that occurs each year in July, a Labor Department spokesman said.

A reduction in firings is a necessary step toward the point when employers are more willing to add workers.

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Story first appeared in USA Today.
When Judith Cruz started as executive director of the Treasure Coast Food Bank in Fort Pierce, Fla., in 2009, the food bank was helping serve more than 42,000 meals a week.
But with many residents of southeastern Florida struggling to put food on the table because of the economic downturn, she knew the food bank could and had to do more.
Cruz says what she needed most was someone’s expertise in logistics to know how they could deliver more meals each week with their existing resources. Read more…

This story first appeared on WSJ.com.
As Texas Gov. Rick Perry ponders a bid for the Republican presidential nomination, Texans weighing his economic legacy are debating the role played by a long boom in government jobsand the possible bust ahead.
Texas has enjoyed the most robust economy in the U.S. during Mr. Perry’s decade as governor, which is one reason his potential candidacy is attracting national attention. The Lone Star State gained more than a million jobs since the end of 2000, while the U.S. has lost almost 1.5 million.
About 300,000 of the new Texas jobs were in government. Well over half of them, fueled by the surging population, were at public schools. Read more…