http://www.zillow.com/advice-thread/can-u-get-this-tax-credit-if-you-owe-back-taxes/249595/ Zillow Advice | Zillow Real Estate http://www.zillow.com/advice-thread/can-u-get-this-tax-credit-if-you-owe-back-taxes/249595/ I would think you can, but the IRS will likely take the amount of your refund up to the amount that you owe and before sending you the rest back. I guess there are worse ways to pay the IRS and 8K might go a long way toward paying back taxes if you want to look at it that way. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:54:00 GMT http://www.zillow.com/advice-thread/can-u-get-this-tax-credit-if-you-owe-back-taxes/249595/ 2009-06-25T00:54:00Z