ChristyW
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After you file

Yes, per the IRS "you will get personalized refund information based on the processing of your tax return. The tool will provide an actual refund date as soon as the IRS processes your tax return and approves your refund."

The offset happened before stage 2, Refund Approved, on the Where's My Refund tool

For more on how the refund process work at the IRS level see: https://goo.gl/76dit3