

You may file a claim for this amount by filing Form 8379, Injured Spouse Allocation. If you filed a joint return and you're not responsible for debt that is subject to offset because it is owed by your spouse, you're entitled to request your portion of the refund back from the IRS. If you don't receive a notice, contact the BFS's TOP call center at 80 (or TTY/TDD 80), Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m.

Contact the IRS only if your original refund amount shown on the BFS offset notice differs from the refund amount shown on your tax return.

You should contact the agency shown on the notice if you believe you don't owe the debt or if you're disputing the amount taken from your refund. BFS will notify the IRS of the amount taken from your refund once your refund date has passed. The notice will reflect the original refund amount, your offset amount, the agency receiving the payment, and the address and telephone number of the agency. Any portion of your remaining refund after offset is issued in a check or direct deposited as originally requested on the return.īFS will send you a notice if an offset occurs. If your debt meets submission criteria for offset, BFS will reduce your refund as needed to pay off the debt you owe to the agency. You may call BFS's TOP call center at the number below for an agency address and phone number. You can contact the agency with which you have a debt to determine if your debt was submitted for a tax refund offset.
