My refund was accepted and approved on irs tracker but there’s a message about an offset. Is this a generalMesssage? I shouldn’t owe any debts and BFS is not showing any

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February 4, 2025
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My SSN is not showing any debts, neither is my husband's, just wondering if anyone else is seeing this message?

MindyB

Level 13

It depends. If you see a specific tax topic linked, it may mean you have an offset.

You will need to contact the IRS for more information. Here's some information about refund offsets: What is a refund offset? and this is a link to the IRS with contact information: IRS Tax Topic 203.

kellykinzelAuthor

Level 2

I did, they are currently not showing any debt I owe either.
Would it be on my return transcript from the IRS website?

MindyB

Level 13

Yes, if it was a tax debt, the transcript would be helpful. But if the IRS already checked and showed you owed no debt, my best guess is there is A. No actual debt or B. an unrelated debt such as child support or state income tax.

hhavens89

Level 2

I am dealing with the same issue, I can't figure out how to resolve it. Did you get anywhere on clearing this up? They claimed my entire federal tax refund for this supposed offset but I don't have any debts and I am not married and I have my children full time. I was hoping it was just some weird error but I don't know what to do either