The IRS may have kept your 2019 refund due to a refund offset. Through the Treasury Offset Program (TOP), the Bureau of the Fiscal Service (BFS) may reduce your refund (overpayment) and offset it to pay:
- Past-due child support;
- Federal agency non-tax debts;
- State income tax obligations; or
- Certain unemployment compensation debts owed to a state (Generally, these are debts for (1) compensation paid due to fraud, or (2) contributions owing to a state fund that were not paid).
You should have received an explanatory letter from the BFS if your refund is offset.
More info about refund offsets, including contact info and the appeals process, is available in IRS Tax Topic 203.
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