If you have outstanding taxes, or child support you may have an offset to your tax refund.
Once TurboTax releases the tax return to the IRS, it is totally in their hands.
"The Department of Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service (BFS) issues IRS tax refunds.
Through the Treasury Offset Program (TOP) program, (BFS) may reduce your refund (overpayment) and offset it to pay:
You can check the status of your tax return. You will need:
Please click here to enter your information Check Your Refund .
If you wish to contact the IRS, you can call toll-free at 800-829-1040 or contact a Taxpayer Assistance Center Local IRS Office.
Please contact us again with any additional questions or to provide some additional details.
please clarify - who is trying to take the amount out? Are you sure you had a refund? Is the amount that is being taken out the same as the refund amount?