It doesn’t go by the date you filed, but by the date your return was used to pay your loan. As long as your student loan has a “paid on” date of 3/05 or later than you will receive a refund of your student loan offset. To find out the date your refund was applied to your student loans call [phone number removed]. This is the US Department of Education’s number. Follow the prompts and then hit option 2 to hear your last payment amount and date. I filed my taxes on 1/27/20 but because of the Child tax credit and EITC my return wasn’t filled right away. When calling, I found out that my student loan offset was applied on 3/07, which means I would qualify to get my offset returned to me automatically. Just make sure they have your current address on file because the refunds will actually be mailed and not direct deposited back. Hope this helps!
