Taxes? Unemployment? Child Support? "Debt Collection?&q

This folder examines the definition of "debt" under the FDCPA. Whether a "debt" is the subject matter will determine whether the FDCPA applies. Case law and the definition under the FDCPA differentiate consumer debt from business-related debt.
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Taxes? Unemployment? Child Support? "Debt Collection?&q

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On the other hand, the word "transaction" excludes income taxes [IRS v. Westberry (In re Westberry, 215 F.3d 589 (6th Cir. 2000)], per capita taxes [Staub v. Harris, 626 F.2d 275 (3d Cir. 1980)], property taxes [Pollice v. National Tax Funding, L.P., 225 F.3d 279, 401 (3d Cir. 2000); Beggs v. Rossi, 145 F.3d 511 (2d Cir. 1998)], unemployment compensation [Berman v. GC Services Ltd. Partnership, 146 F.3d 482 (7th Cir. 1998)], and child support obligations. Mabe v. GC Services, L.P., 1994 WestLaw 6920, 1994 U.S.Dist. LEXIS 162 (U.S.D.C. W.D. Va. 1994), aff'd, 32 F.3d 86 (4th Cir. 1994).
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