And....when you prepare your 2021 return.....if you still owe delinquent child support, the recovery rebate credit can be seized for the child support, even if it is shown on your Form 1040. Any part of your 2021 refund including that credit, can be offset for child support.
TurboTax never knows if you owe child support or back taxes. But the IRS knows and will seize your refund accordingly.
refund offset.
https://www.irs.gov/uac/tax-refund-offsets-pay-unpaid-debts
IRS Treasury Offset Program Call Center at 1-800-304-3107
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
TurboTax does not receive feedback from the IRS regarding money that was offset from your refund. If you owed back taxes or child support, you will receive a letter of explanation from the IRS in several weeks. The WMR site will contain a message regarding your offset. It is also possible that the IRS caught a mistake you made and reduced your refund.
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