I owe the irs $1,900 and they gave me back my whole refund without taking what I owe them. How is this possible and what does it mean?

[CassLO]

@Rrwhitewater If the IRS is not able to deposit your refund into your bank account for any reason, the IRS will mail you a check instead. The IRS should send a letter explaining why they could not do direct deposit for your tax refund. Please see the IRS link below on why they may have sent a paper check: Understanding Your CP53D Notice

You can go to this link Topic No. 203 Reduced Refund there is a phone number you can call to see if there was a refund offset.

[Deandre wells]

I only owed $953 and my refund was $3,5k, I got mail saying I’m getting $.00 back and I’m pissed of, the IRS hours are trash and I’m sick of hearing the robot.

I’m frustrated because they sent my a second piece of mail saying my owed taxes amount has decreased but they didn’t give me the rest of my refund. Why? Are they not supposed to just take out what I owe and give me the rest of my money?

[CarissaM]

This is something only the IRS can answer, you would need to contact them directly. 

You can view the IRS contact information here. 

[Sandria83]

I can’t see the comments 

[xmasbaby0]

@Sandria83 You are posting to an old thread that has had no activity since 2021.   Do you have a 2024 tax question you need help with?

[Sandria83]

Yeah I want to know if the IRS is going to take my refund if I owe them money, I have been making payments to them for the past 7

months

[xmasbaby0]

@Sandria83 If you still owe the IRS, yes, they will offset your refund even if you are on a payment plan.  They will take some or all of your 2024 refund---as much as needed to pay the back tax in full.  You do not have to enter anything on your tax return about this---the IRS knows and will do this automatically.   They will send you a letter a few weeks afterward.