My student loans are supposed to be in deferment and my tax return was taken, what should I do? I was told that it could not be taken with a deferment.

[amanda_kluth]

I filed a Chapter 13 and was told that my Student loans were supposed to go into automatic deferment and my attorney faxed the company the documents informing them of the deferment, but they took my tax return anyways and I don't know to do about it.

[fanfare]

most likely, IRS records were not updated in a timely fashion. They still show an offset applicable for you.

[macuser_22]

The Bureau of Fiscal Service administers tax offsets.

https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc203

BFS will send you a notice if an offset occurs. The notice will reflect the original refund amount, your offset amount, the agency receiving the payment, and the address and telephone number of the agency. BFS will notify the IRS of the amount taken from your refund once your refund date has passed. You should contact the agency shown on the notice if you believe you don't owe the debt or if you're disputing the amount taken from your refund. If you don't receive a notice:

• Contact the BFS's TOP call center at 800-304-3107 or TDD 866-297-0517, Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. CST.