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Your refund has been applied to a past due obligation such as child support, another federal agency debt, or state income tax. The Bureau of the Fiscal Service (BFS), who issues IRS refunds, will send

 
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Your refund has been applied to a past due obligation such as child support, another federal agency debt, or state income tax. The Bureau of the Fiscal Service (BFS), who issues IRS refunds, will send

For more info on offsets see this    https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc203

AlexanderS08
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Your refund has been applied to a past due obligation such as child support, another federal agency debt, or state income tax. The Bureau of the Fiscal Service (BFS), who issues IRS refunds, will send

Yes, you are correct. If your refund is applied to another federal obligation then you will receive a letter like you are describing.

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