This change limits the time in which Treasury may reverse a tax refund offset to collect a delinquent child support debt to six months. All manual refunds issued on Form 5792, Request for IDRS Generated Refund (IGR), are subject to offset through TOP unless a specific BPI is assigned either systemically or through manual input. For all Form 8379 revisions prior to 11-2014, issue the Injured Spouse's portion of the refund in "one name only" even if line 11, one name only box is not checked. See RC statements below: RC 086 - "an injured spouse claim was filed requesting a refund of the non-obligated spouses share of the amount applied against the non-tax debt. 3) There is a posted TC 740 or TC 841 and the account shows TC 899 type 1 with the same OTN of the posted TC 898. The 5-month limit allows for internal system processing of the offset reversal request (TC 766 with an Offset Trace Number - OTN). If the jointly filed claim on Form 1040, U.S. Bureau of the Fiscal Service sends an offset notice to the taxpayer if this occurs. The manual refund must also have a BPI applicable to the injured spouse to show ownership of the refund for TOP offset eligibility. NEVER input TC 767 with the OTN for any reason other than to correct a reject on the TC 766 reject listing. This allows for manual verification of Combat Zone Status. CSRs on APP35 handle the following types of issues: How we determined the Injured Spouse's share of the refund. One spouse earned $8,000 and the other spouse $1,500. Provide a transfer PIN per IRM 21.1.3.2.5, Initial Authentication Transfer Procedures/Transfer PIN. A TC 700 posts to the account for the TOP Offset reversal amount. See IRM 21.4.6.5.15, Bankruptcy Cases Involving Tax Offset, for instructions. Follow procedures in (2) below, if appropriate. App 35 assistors will make the determination if the taxpayer meets hardship criteria. If necessary, treat the offset as an erroneous refund. In the above example, the TC 841 would unpost if it were less than $586.00, determined as follows: Subtract any previous offset or refund, such as TC 820/TC 826, TC 840/TC 846, BMF or IRAF TC 896, attributable individually or jointly to the injured spouse, from the injured spouse's share of the joint overpayment. BFS will forward the reversal request to Child Support. Non-Community Property Worksheets are located within Accounts Management (AM) as well as Accounts Management Services (AMS). BPI 5 and BPI 6 will generate on systemic refunds issued from modules with a combat zone C Freeze in effect. The injured spouse's portion of tax exceeds their refundable credits. Advise the taxpayer accordingly based upon the account actions taken to resolve the Injured Spouse Allocation. If you have concerns about an offset, you can call TOP. BPI (5) indicates that TOP should bypass all debts for the primary TIN and all debts except child support for the secondary spouse. 2) Taxpayer claims he/she does not owe debt or he/she is not the debtor. If the TAC or designee disagrees with the OBR, the case must be turned over to the Taxpayer Advocate Service for resolution. The time limit for reversing an offset to Office of Child Support Enforcement (Agency Codes 1 and/or 2) does not apply when processing Injured Spouse Allocation cases. Request the original return from Files, if it was not received with Form 8379 and the TC 150 is blocked 92. If the Form 8379 is not for another year return the Form 8379 to the taxpayer advising them we have no record of a return being filed for the tax year indicated on the Form 8379, use Letter 3179C. This result is then added to the injured spouses share of the joint overpayment to obtain the TC 766 amount.Example: Continuing the example above, an interest payment of $46.83, plus accrued interest of $0.66 was posted to the 2019 tax module for the taxpayer in cycle 202033 to allow interest on a joint return overpayment of $9,500. Future year debt owed by the secondary taxpayer. 2. If the case is assigned to a CSR and you do not have access to CIS, issue 4442/e4442 to the CSR. Director, Accounts Management If you work at a remote call site, and you do not have access to CIS to view the Form 8379, Allocation Worksheet, or do not work injured spouse allocations, transfer the call to Application 35 using ACD = 92035 or IUP = 1035, if it meets the criteria in paragraph 10 below. See IRM 21.4.6.4.2.11, Netting TOP Offsets and Reversals. (Using the example above, only TC 706 credit(s) are from Mary Doe.). When the wrong spouse is identified as the injured spouse on Form 8379, Injured Spouse Allocation, and the form is filed with an original signed Form 1040, Form 1040X, or a duplicate filed return, process the form without contacting the taxpayer if either the following apply: You can determine, without doubt, who the injured spouse is. Figure the injured spouse percentage of EITC by dividing the injured spouses new separate EITC by the sum of the EITC for both spouses and multiply the percentage by the amount allowed on the joint return. Compare the injured spouses refund allocation with the TC 898 on TXMOD and reverse only the portion needed. If a signed premarital agreement is received, process Form 8379 without regard to community property laws. Program Effectiveness: Program Effectiveness is determined by AM employees successfully using IRM guidance to perform necessary account actions. Use line number 1 or 2 as appropriate. If Combat indicator is "1", then the taxpayer is still serving in a combat zone. Advise the taxpayer to allow up to 8 weeks from the time they re-file the Form 8379. If the Agency code is 1 or 2, the offset is for a delinquent child support debt and the 5 month limitation rule applies except for a Form 8379, Injured Spouse Allocation. If the account is less than 6 years old and needs to be re-sequenced, you need to reverse the offset. This information is intended as a guide to determine when it is acceptable to reverse a Treasury Offset Program offset and when the offset should remain on the account. Form 8379 is forwarded to the Accounts Management (AM) Function, A (TC) 971, Action Code (AC) 071, is input when the case is controlled. For all other programs, resolve the credit as appropriate for your case (e.g. Take any action necessary to resolve an erroneous refund condition. Not every refund based on hardship qualifies as an emergency refund. You must consider these transactions when netting the TOP offset amount. If the interest payment and its associated accrued interest amount was offset with TC 898 to an OTN other than the OTN of the prior TC 898 on the module, two separate TC 766s are required: one for the overpayment principal of $4,200 and another for its interest of $20.99. Do not input a TOP offset reversal when the 23C date is over 6 years old. Use HC 1, 2, or 4 when reversing an offset and issuing a manual refund. The taxpayer is sent a notice of offset by Bureau of the Fiscal Service for Treasury Offset Program offsets. For example: If Bureau of the Fiscal Service receives a payment on 09/10/2013 with a payment date of 09/13/2013 the notice will go out before or by the payment date for both paper check and direct deposit. The Recovery Rebate Credit is authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, signed into law on March 27, 2020, and the COVID-related Tax Relief Act, signed into law on December 27, 2020. Inform the injured spouse that his or her refund can be offset for any past-due child support or other TOP debts that he or she may owe. Form 8379, Injured Spouse Allocation, may post to the Master File as an amended return without an original, creating an E Freeze, when the injured spouse files Form 8379 using his/her own TIN, instead of the primary TIN shown on the original joint return. Year. 7) Taxpayer says Form 8379 was filed with his/her original return and no refund was received. Input TC 971, AC 071, to show that a Form 8379 was received. Send Form 4442 /e4442, Inquiry Referral, to the CSR working the case. Once a state recognizes a same-sex marriage, community property laws apply to property held by those spouses. Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement. If you do not agree, you must submit a new Form 8379 allocating the repayment as you determine. Determine if the injured spouse's share of the 2007 ESP was reversed in Cycle 200852 or the 2007 ESP was not received (return not filed or not eligible for some or all the ESP). CC ADJ54 has a field for input of the OTN in position 6474 of line 6. For more information on FTHBC, refer to, 9) Taxpayer's overpayment is being held by CI pending review of his/her tax return, There is a -Z or Z- Freeze on the account Questionable Refund Program (QRP). Upon each cycle's completion, the TOP Liaison will send an e-mail to IRS Headquarters Analyst acknowledging that the listing has been processed. Advise taxpayer to allow up to 8 weeks processing time from the time we receive the Form 8379. TOP offsets are made against any refund issued from MFT 29, MFT 30, MFT 31, MFT 35 and MFT 55 unless a Bypass Indicator (BPI) is generated on the TC 846 or input on a manual refund TC 840. Input a TC 290 for .00 without the corresponding RN 808/809/810/811 to release the overpayment. The new command codes mirror existing command code IDT58. Exemptions for the children must be entered in whole numbers only. If the taxpayer reported excess APTC on their original return but did not allocate the excess APTC on Form 8379, allocate one-half the APTC for each spouse (50/50). Emergency refunds are those based on hardship where the taxpayer needs the refund in less than 5 days. If the current date is more than 30 days past the 23C date and review of the case indicates a clerical error did not occur, the employee should inform the customer that the overpayment has been applied to the balance due account and the IRS cannot undo it. See IRM 21.4.6.5.27.1, Injured Spouse Allocation/Recovery Rebate Credit (RRC). This action is initiated when the taxpayer contacts IRS. if your input is on 6/3/XXXX, adding two days will move your Cutoff for Release of Transactions date to 6/10/XXXX. Change the control base for paper and electronic filed form to category and program code DMFT (40110 Tax Debt). If a credit balance remains on the module after the manual refund posts, release the remaining credit balance on the module by inputting a TC 290.00. If an allocation of QBI cannot be determined and each spouse has QBI, split the allocation of QBID in half (50/50). If there is no tax and the taxpayer did not allocate the payments, the form is incomplete. One adjustment will be for the original overpayment and the second adjustment will be for the EIP. Inform the taxpayer that a note has been added to their case and they should allow 30 days to process. Command Code ESTAB is used to request the entire block using the Document Locator Number (DLN). Timely filed (i.e., return received by the original or extended due date). If the taxpayer filed their return on or before an approved extension of time to file, use the 04/15/XXXX of the return rather than the posted Return Received Date shown on TXMOD. What do I need to know? The Department of the Treasury (Treasury), Bureau of the Fiscal Service (BFS), amended its regulation governing the offset of tax refund payments to collect past-due child support obligations. The agency is required to make the refund payable in the name or names that were on the IRS refund file at the time the original refund and TOP offset occurred. Each payments DLN will contain a unique sequence number to identify the month for which the payment was issued. A hardship request to expedite the injured spouse's portion of an overpayment, resulting from Form 8379, Injured Spouse Allocation, filed with an unprocessed original return, may be honored prior to the return posting and a TOP offset. Allocate it accordingly on the injured spouse worksheet. Do not input a TOP offset reversal. This occurs when a TOP offset reversal, TC 766 with OTN, was denied by Bureau of the Fiscal Service (subsequent TC 767 in the module with the same OTN). If the injured spouse is not responsible for any part of the debt which offset, always reverse the injured spouse's share of the refund when working a Form 8379, Injured Spouse Allocation. If the injured spouse is the primary taxpayer and Part II, line 11, box is checked on Form 8379 (Rev. Always allocate income, withholding, expenses and other taxes to the spouse to whom they belong. Allocate the education credit to the spouse who would have shown the item on his or her separate return. A tax overpayment must offset to an outstanding Federal tax debt before it offsets against other debts or is applied to a credit elect. The TC 766 posts with the date of the refund creating the offset when that refund includes credit interest. Type 3 - IRS Manual Reversal Request or Bureau of the Fiscal Service refund of TOP offset. You can check with your state to see what relief might be available. Please allow 3 or 4 days after e-filing your 2020 and 2021 tax year returns. CC ACTON is used to establish the account before the input of CC RFUNDR. Use block series 9 and the appropriate BPI. Advise the taxpayer of the reason for the offset. Return Request Display - Modernized e-File (MeF) should only be used if none of the other options are available. Advise the taxpayer it may be necessary to re-file Form 8379, Injured Spouse Allocation, if more than 45 days have passed. See IRM 21.5.8.4(15), Credit Transfers Overview, for a listing of the Designated Payment Codes. The OTN field is 10 characters that includes a hyphen (-), e.g. California and New Mexico recognized same-sex marriages starting in mid to late 2013. Input the Form 5792, Request for IDRS Generated Refund (IGR), manual refund on CC RFUNDR with BPI 0. The TC 766 is a credit to the taxpayer's account and posts with an actual money amount. If you are unable to resolve the math error, work the allocation based on the information you have. The following example illustrates a returned refund, TC 841, that posted for an amount less than the original refund that was offset. There is an IRS obligation on the secondary taxpayer's account, The injured spouse is the primary taxpayer. Input a Posting Delay Code for 1 cycle. Refer to IRM 3.17.79, Accounting Refund Transactions, for additional information. 8) Taxpayer claims agency has no record of offset. The wife files an income tax return for 2012 that claims a $500.00 overpayment. On the "from" account, identify all modules containing TC 898(s) and determine whether the net offset amounts are greater than zero and less than six years have passed since the date of offset. The TC 846 will generate the appropriate bypass indicator based upon the previously unreleased RN 808/809/810/811 that is posted. A TC 971 AC 598 will appear on TXMOD with the OTN shown as MISC field and the offset amount will be shown as MEMO-MONEY-AMT. This is required for injured spouse allocation processing. Check the entity to see if the account was re-sequenced to another TIN. Input a TC 290 .00 with a hold code 4 to hold the credit when sending a no consideration letter. If the freeze ends on May 1, 2022, the IRS will be able to apply tax refunds to student loans, child support, and other delinquent debts owed to state and federal agencies. ID Theft, Merge cases, Scramble cases etc.). If the Form 8379, Injured Spouse Allocation, is incomplete, attempt to contact the taxpayer or authorized representative by phone and request the missing information such as: Allocation of itemized deductions (Schedule A), Allocation of exemptions other than personal exemptions, Allocation of payments if unable to determine to whom they belong. Advise the taxpayer to allow 17 weeks processing time, unless there is an open control base; if there is an open control base advise them to allow 8 weeks from the control date. Compute each spouse's separate EITC, with (Y) indicator, based on each individuals earned income, using the same number of qualifying dependents used to compute the EITC on the joint return. Always capture and/or attach INOLES or IAT Results IS screens for both spouses showing the debt indicator (I), (F), (B) or (N) at the time the Injured Spouse Allocation is being worked. If there is a return attached to Form 8379 and research indicates that there is no TC 150 on the account, see IRM 21.6.7.4.2.5, TC 150 Not Located Duplicate or Amended Return Obtained, to process the return. To prevent an erroneous refund on an OBR, allow posting of the manual refund to release a freeze instead of manually inputting an action on IDRS to release the freeze. Compare the TC 706 transaction date to the TC 150, 291, 301, 295, or 299 transaction date. Resolve Combat Zone cases, see IRM 21.4.6.5.16, Combat Zone Cases. Issue a letter to the taxpayer informing them upon completion of their Examination they can resubmit a new Form 8379, Injured Spouse Allocation, if needed for any additional credit that is allowed. ", RC 089 - "the offset was done in violation of the automatic stay of bankruptcy. In general, a TC 899, type 1, 2, 3 or 4 will be pending or posted to the account. A UPC 138, RC 0, will still result if there is a TC 898 TOP offset and the TC 740/TC 841 is less than the related TC 840/TC 846: (TC 899 type 2 or 3) + (TC 899 type 4) (TC 76X), all with the same OTNs as the TC 898. Of the 9 community property states, only Louisiana and Texas did not recognize same-sex marriages before Obergefell was decided. For Form 8379, Injured Spouse Allocation, input RN 808/RN 810 or RN 809/RN 811 with a PDC for 2 cycles or issue a manual refund if applicable. EIP 3 eligibility determined from TY 2020 return or, if no return was yet filed for TY 2020, from TY 2019, if filed. A TC 290 .00 is also not required if there is no credit balance to release. See IRM 21.4.6.5.5, Hardship Refund Request, and IRM 21.4.6.5.11.1, Offset Bypass Refund (OBR). 17) Taxpayer says Form 8379, Injured Spouse Allocation was filed with or without original return. Do not adjust if within IRS tolerance guidelines per IRM 21.5.1.4.12, Tolerances. Use HC 3, RC 087 and PC 8 when applicable and use the appropriate post delay code. See IRM 21.4.4.5(3), Preparation of Manual Refund Forms. See IRM 21.5.6.4.4, -B Freeze, IRM 21.5.2.3, Adjustment Guidelines Research, and IRM 21.5.3.4, General Claim Procedures to resolve the -B Freeze. This may include coordination with another IRS function. We allocated the payment for you, giving each spouse one half of the SRP. Refer to IRM 5.1.12.11, Child Support Obligation, which provides additional information, including the NMF assessment and collection processes. If information is not found on the primary account, research the X-REF TINs under both TINs to determine where the FTHBC was claimed. Bureau of the Fiscal Service It must be input on all manual refunds resulting from an injured spouse allocation form filed by the primary taxpayer, unless combat zone, BPI (6), applies. Taxpayers will not report SRP on returns for tax years 2019 and subsequent. If the Form 1040 or Form 1040X has been determined to have no overpayment available for credit or refund then a 916C letter must be sent to advise the taxpayer why the allocation is not being considered. You can tell the taxpayer: The IRS no longer maintains child support or other TOP debts. Please allow up to 180 days for the manual reversal to post. BPI 7 generates on all refunds when no other condition or manual input results in the use of another BPI and the creditor agency has obtained relief from the automatic bankruptcy stay. If the taxpayer's Form 8379, Injured Spouse Allocation, can be processed with a faxed copy of Form 8379 request a copy and work the case. Use CC COMPA to calculate the additional interest (TC 770) owed to the injured spouse. After all adjustments have posted, attempt to merge the accounts again. Use RC 087. A TC 766 reject occurs when IRS requests a specific TOP offset reversal and the Federal agency has already refunded the offset or Bureau of the Fiscal Service has initiated a reversal of the offset because it was undeliverable or a debt was canceled. Update IDRS with the activity code "TC840/OBR.". Individual Income Tax Return, or Form 1040-X, Amended U.S. See IRM 21.5.6.4.46, -W Freeze, for instructions. The received date of the Form 8379 is used for the transaction date of the TC971 AC071. Input the net credit adjustment (TC 29X) using HC 1 or HC 4 and the appropriate blocking series, SC, RC, and PDC for 1 cycle. See IRM 21.4.6.5.12.1, Input of TOP Offset Reversals Reference Number (RN) 766 with OTN. See paragraph (2) above. If the ESP was reversed in cycle 200852, the taxpayer had to claim the ESP on their 2008 return. The TC 766 cannot be within $10.00 of any TC 766 amount listed on the account without using a Priority Code (PC) 8. See IRM 21.4.6.4.2.9, TC 766 With OTN TOP Offset Reversal, and IRM 21.4.6.5.12.1, Input of TOP Offset Reversals Reference Number (RN) 766 with OTN, for more information. Allocate any other credits as the taxpayer has entered on Form 8379. If you receive a Form 8379 and the return is located in ERS, you should monitor until the account is corrected: Suspend your cases and change your control base to monitor (M) status. It generates on the first refund (TC 846) issued after the reversal of a TOP offset to a primary TIN's debt. Any remaining overpayment will release to the joint outstanding debt. Use CC COMPA to compute the injured spouse's portion of the amount of credit interest based on the injured spouses reversal amount. EITC, ACTC, and /or Adoption Credit) and a TC 811 is not present, do not consider the Form 8379 allocation. When the amount of a credit elect is reduced by a TOP offset, but the credit later becomes available because of an injured spouse allocation, no comparison is made against the BFS debtor file. For prior revisions of Form 8379, always issue the Injured Spouse's portion of the refund in "one name only" even if the one name only box on line 11 is not checked. This is done on a case-by-case basis and each case may vary. Use Command Code (CC) CSO58, to transfer offsets from the taxpayers account when there is a child support offset that cannot be reversed due to the 6-month regulation change. A TC 766 TOP offset reversal may post to the taxpayer's account and still be denied by Bureau of the Fiscal Service in whole or in part when: The agency issued a refund of the TOP offset and IRS did not have a TC 899, type 2, posted yet. Research the account for agency refunds (TC 899 or TC 971 AC 599 Type 2) or prior reversals (TC 766 with an Offset Trace Number (OTN)). If the OBR is rejected, the OBR initiator must input on CC REQ77, TC 972, AC 036, to reverse TC 971, Input a history item on IDRS, "REJECT/OBR.". If credits are applied back to the IMF account and then refunded because there are no other tax, penalty or interest obligations, the taxpayer may void the check and return with instructions to apply the funds back to the LLC tax period(s). NEVER input a TC 767 to reverse a TC 766 with an OTN. For each TC 766 rejection, Bureau of the Fiscal Service provides a reason for the reject and is displayed on the report as a "result code" . Taxpayers who file their tax return late will be subject to a late file penalty of 4.5 percent of the tax required to be shown on the return for each month or fraction of a month the return is late. The Treasury Offset Program (TOP) collects past-due (delinquent) debts (for example, child support payments) that people owe to state and federal agencies. In addition, a TC 898 or TC 971 AC 598 may not be present when the indicator is set to "1" . You'll get an explanatory letter from the Bureau of the Fiscal Service if your refund is offset. After contacting Bureau of the Fiscal Service, select the option "If you are calling from a federal or state government agency please press 3 then press 6 for IRS employee processing a Form 8379.". TOP can only give you the contact information for the federal or state agency attempting to collect the debt. If the taxpayers are no longer living at the same address, send the letter to the injured spouse and a copy of the letter to both spouses. If you do not have access to CIS to view the Form 8379, Allocation Worksheet, and are unable to make a determination, send a Form 4442 /e4442, Inquiry Referral to the campus that worked the Form 8379 Injured Spouse Allocation. A TC 971 AC 037 is not required when the refund is being issued to a surviving spouse, an executor, or an appointed administrator of a decedent account. Meaning, the TC 706 credits must transfer from one spouse on the originating account either as a single or separate filer or as a joint filer with a new spouse. See IRM 21.4.6.5.23, TOP Unpostable Conditions. Process the case regardless of the AIMS status. For each spouses allocation, you must manually transfer any overpayment amount above their allocated portion of the RRC to any tax debt(s) owed in earliest CSED order. Zero out the account or math verify and adjust to the good return if one is present on the account, use HC 4. See IRM 21.4.6.5.12.2, Manual Reversal of TOP Offset. Initiators of an Offset Bypass Refund (OBR) must input a TC 971 Action Code 036 prior to the manual refund (TC 840) to identify that the offset liability was bypassed. The IAT tool is designed to research CC INOLET when the invalid indicator is present. If the taxpayer claimed the TETR refund on their original return but did not allocate the credit on Form 8379 allocate the TETR refund 50/50, one-half for each spouse, split any interest 50/50. Do not change your control base for (B) debts which are both tax and TOP. Premium Tax Credit (PTC) is a tax credit for those who enroll, or whose family member(s) enrolls, in a qualified health plan offered through a Marketplace. A CP 45, Reduced Credit Elect is issued to inform the taxpayer of the reduction in the amount of his/her credit elect and the possible need to make additional estimated tax payments. Annotate the taxpayers account with a Case Note with the information obtained. Use Hold Code (HC) 1 or 4 unless specifically instructed to use another HC. All Application 20 and Application 186 employees will answer procedural and Injured Spouse/Refund Offset inquiries for which they have been trained. If the taxpayer can provide a copy of Form 8379 via fax, attach a copy of the faxed Form 8379 to the Form 4442/e4442. Take necessary action if refund was not received and follow refund trace procedures. See IRM 2.4.20-12, Description of Line Item Numbers. After an offset occurs, there are situations when we ask the Bureau of the Fiscal Service to reverse it. TC 840/TC 846 did include interest when originally offset, (01) Invalid Offset Trace Number (OTN) The requested TC 766 carried an OTN that does not match at Bureau of the Fiscal Service for the same taxpayer. .For both federal tax debts and TOP debts, if the IRS receives the Form 8379 from the non-debtor spouse and it wasnt filed within the applicable IRC 6511 period for the claim for refund, send a 916C letter and advise the taxpayer that the IRS cannot process the allocation because Form 8379 was not submitted timely. All refunds will be transferred back to the individual income tax year(s), unless the taxpayer responds in writing or verbally that they want the funds to remain on the LLC tax period(s). The OBR Significant Hardship refund should be the excess of the overpayment after all debts are paid. If there is an outstanding IRS obligation for the primary or secondary taxpayer, compute the Injured Spouse refund. This rule limits the time during which Treasury may recover certain tax refund offset collections from States, when the States have already forwarded such funds to custodial parents as required or as authorized by applicable laws. If the injured spouse allocation cannot be allowed, do not send another disallowance letter. The wife later files an income tax return for 2012 that claims a $500.00 overpayment. Complete thorough research of the account and modules to identify the E- TTP Freeze status. 1. Declaration of any area, as a combat zone or Qualified Hazardous Duty Area (QHDA), affects certain military personnel who are listed as debtors and are participating in combat zone initiatives. Once the unpostable conditions are corrected, the formula to Net the TOP Offset amount is: The OTN must be the same for all these transactions when computing the net TOP offset amount. Therefore, do not disclose this information to the taxpayer. 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