I found out that the offset telephone number was not working correctly. So, although it said we did not have offset related to our socials, I called and spoke with someone in the treasury and they confirmed that my husband's student loan arrears offset our taxes. It was very confusing because not only did the offset number verify that there was no offset related to our socials, I called and spoke with two separate individuals at the IRS and they also confirmed that there was no offset. The treasury office said that people at the IRS would not know that it was offset. Such a crazy system. You can file an injured spouse claim to get your part of the offset if you are married and filed jointly.
