You don't get a tax deduction for paying off a personal loan.
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no Not for me - was sayin maybe they wouldn't bother me + later do a tax write off
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Paying off the $300 may be the cheapest and certainly easiest way to make this go away. Since you acknowledge you owe the debt it's not like you're paying something you didn't owe.
The creditor can sue you, either in the state where the loan originated or in the state where you are now. If they sue you in the state where the loan originated there is the problem of getting service of process and also the extra step of then domesticating whatever judgment the creditor gets in the state where you now live to attach any income or assets you have there. If you are sued you can raise the statute of limitations (SOL) as a defense and perhaps defeat the lawsuit that way. Which state's SOL applies will depend on the state in which the lawsuit is filed and what, if anything, the loan contract says about which state's law applies.
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ok If they can sue me up here in OH court - then this site shows SOL is 15 yrs or maybe 8yrs ?
then i won't need no lawyer + i'll defend it by SOL to get it dismissed ?
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Those threats by a collection agency would also violate the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA).