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Level 2
February 17, 2022
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Offset?

  • February 17, 2022
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Your tax refund has been approved for direct deposit. However, it may be partially or completely reduced to pay a past due obligation, such as child support, another federal agency debt, or state inco

I received this message today I am not aware of anything I owe! Does this message what everyone sees? I also tried to call the number provided and it won't process my social security number. Does anyone know what this means.

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Level 15
February 17, 2022

TurboTax never knows about offsets to your refund for debts you owe such as back taxes or child support.   If you owe such debts you ought to be aware of it already.   If your refund is offset for any reason the IRS will send a letter after they take your refund.

 

 https://www.irs.gov/uac/tax-refund-offsets-pay-unpaid-debts

 

 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/refunds/help/what-is-a-refund-offset/00/26301

 

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

 

 

 NOTE: You can contact the IRS Treasury Offset Program Call Center at 1-800-304-3107 to ask if they have an offset for you on file. TurboTax would not have that information.

 

https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/tax-payments/who-can-garnish-an-income-tax-refund/L7cPPzDyc

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FORMAN94Author
Level 2
February 17, 2022

So my question is I got that message on IRS track my refund. Does this message mean that I will have my refund deducted or is this the standard message after approved

Critter-3
Level 15
February 17, 2022

It is not a standard message ... the IRS has an "offset" on your SS# which means your refund is being attached for some kind of debt.  Once the debt is satisfied they will release any excess refund amount to you.