Social Security Clawback Leaves Iowa Family Shocked by Dead Father Tax Debt

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An Iowa family expecting a routine tax refund instead found themselves facing a decades-old Social Security tax debt, after US authorities moved to reclaim nearly $10,000 tied to survivor benefits paid more than 30 years ago.

Christopher Storm, from Iowa, told KMTV 3 News Now Omaha that the Internal Revenue Service intercepted his family's refund this year over what the Social Security Administration (SSA) now says was an overpayment dating back to 1996. The claim, initially set at nearly $8,000, was revised days later to more than $10,000, leaving Storm and his wife scrambling for answers.