If there was an Agency Refund for a partial amount reverse any remaining amount TC 898/TC 971 AC 598 minus any TC 899/TC 971 AC 599. . Agency inquiries must be answered by the IRS campus or territory office receiving the correspondence. See IRM 21.4.6.5.12.2, Manual Reversal of TOP Offset. BFS will forward the reversal request to Child Support. The creditor agency may have obtained relief from the automatic stay. Withholding credit is less than reported on the joint return. make a shared responsibility payment with their tax return. Three or more TC 766s will require a manual refund. Review the Form 8379, Injured Spouse Allocation for completeness. Send the taxpayer a copy of the Form 8379, Allocation Worksheet, only if they ask for it. It generates on all CC RFUND manual refunds issued from modules with the combat zone C Freeze in effect. 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. Otherwise use a Hold Code 2 and release the refund using RN 810/811 or issue a manual refund if required. Notate, on the CIS case notes, the shortcut method used. See paragraph (11) below. See IRM 20.2.4, Overpayment Interest. Payment Document Locator Number (DLN) (matching the transfer DLN), Tax form for the applicable Master File Tax (MFT) Code, tax period, and payment date. Individual Income Tax Return, was not timely per IRC 6511(a), or IRS determines there is no overpayment available for credit or refund per 6511(b), then the Form 8379, Injured Spouse Allocation, is not considered as there would be no joint credit or refund to offset and the allocation irrelevant. It is generated on all refunds when no other condition or manual input results in the use of another BPI. Once the "valid" TC 898 has posted input TC 766 with the correct OTN for the rejected amount, use HC 4, SC 087, PC 8, PD 3. 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. If only one taxpayer owes a Federal tax debt and the remaining overpayment will full pay the debt(s). Eligible for TOP offset for child support only. There may be more than one on the account. This occurs after a refund is certified by Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for payment by BFS, but before the refund check is issued. 2) Taxpayer inquires about his/her portion of refund prior to filing original return, 3) Taxpayer inquiries about his/her portion of refund after filing original return. DO NOT provide the currently posted or a recalculated amount of EIP. Anyone issuing a hardship refund, which qualifies as an Emergency Refund, or will bypass offset of an internal Federal tax debt, must have his/her work leader call Bureau of the Fiscal Service to research for a TOP debt prior to making the refund. A TC 766 reversing a TC 898 with an OTN starting with 1 (indicates primary taxpayer debt) results in the generation of a TC 846 with BPI 1. The U.S. Refer to Document 6209, Section 5 - Debtor Master File (DMF), for agency listing. If unable to contact the taxpayer or authorized representative by telephone then send a 3179C, Refund Offset to Treasury Offset Program (TOP) and Injured Spouse Inquiries letter to request the missing information and suspend the case for 40 days, suspend the case for 60 days if the taxpayer is abroad. Any compliance activity such as assessing or collecting tax is prohibited. Notate NCP SC 2 on CIS cases. If the Premium Tax Credit (PTC) is claimed and the PTC is split 50/50 you do not need to complete the Injured Spouse Allocation Worksheet. 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. For overpayments becoming available prior to offer acceptance date (TC 780), in which the offset has not taken place, a taxpayer under certain hardship conditions may seek an Offset Bypass Refund. Use activity code IS-PN-ERS. See IRM 21.6.3.4.2.12, Premium Tax Credit. See IRM 21.2.2.4.2.1, IDRS History Items and Account Inquiry. DO NOT issue 4442/e4442. This includes manual refunds from joint accounts issued in one name only. The spouse may also call about the injured spouse Form 8379, Injured Spouse Allocation, rights which are provided in the Bureau of the Fiscal Service offset notice. Emergency refunds are those based on hardship where the taxpayer needs the refund in less than 5 days. Do not split the qualifying dependents between the spouses. See IRM 21.4.6.5.8.7, Incomplete Form 8379 Signed or Filed with Original Return for instructions and suspend the case for 40 days. A TC 520, with closing code 60-67, 81, or 83- 89 on the account with a transaction date prior to 10/17/2005, generates a BPI 3 on refunds that are issued systemically. Tax offsets appear on a tax module as: Transaction Code (TC) 820, manual credit transfer, TC 896, computer-generated tax offset from IMF to BMF, Individual Retirement Account File (IRAF) or Shared Responsibility Payment (MFT 35) without an Agency/Sub-Agency (AG/SA) Code. 11-2016 (MeF) and Rev. Use CC UPCAS with Definer Z to input a message with the correct name control. If approval to issue the refund is received, input a Manual Refund using BPI 8 or 9. If either spouse's share of the RRC was reversed in cycle 200852, the amount reversed should be allocated to that spouse. 21) The taxpayer calls in response to letter 3179C, The taxpayer can provide the missing information. If the IRS offsets the refund claimed on a Form 1040/Form 1040X (in whole or in part) to a Federal tax debt or a TOP debt, the IRS does not issue a Notice of Claim Disallowance, because no claim has been disallowed. (I) Credit Interest Freeze, sometimes set by the posting of TC 150, CCC U, indicating no reply by taxpayer to IRS letter requesting missing information. For ID Theft cases with fraudulent returns follow procedures found in, 4) Processing any case other than injured spouse, The posted offset is to Agency Code 01 and is more than 5 months old, 5) Processing any case other than injured spouse, The posted offset is to Agency Code 01 and is 5 months old or less, Reverse the offset(s).For ID Theft cases with fraudulent returns follow procedures found in. See IRM 21.4.6.5.14, TOP Source and Reason Codes. A manual refund was issued for an amount greater than the credit available on the module (X Freeze). Advise the taxpayer of the adjustment action taken. For additional information, see IRMs listed below: IRM 21.1.3.20.1, Oral Statement Documentation, The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), H.R. 6) Taxpayer claims his/her refund was less than expected, amount disagrees with TC 846/840. If the taxpayer wants to claim Innocent Spouse Relief, but mistakenly uses Form 8379, Injured Spouse Allocation. 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. Inform the Bureau of the Fiscal Service CSR that you are an IRS employee processing a hardship manual refund and give your name, ID number, and the office from which you are calling. Determine the TC 898 offset to be reversed. Please allow 3 or 4 days after e-filing your 2020 and 2021 tax year returns. The TOP Liaison will confirm the manual reversal process is warranted and provide the Manual Reversal Request to be completed. To determine whether the 45-day interest-free period has been met, consider these three dates: Return due date (determined without regard to any extension of time for filing the return). It generates on refunds (TC 846) issued after reference number (RN) 809/811 is input to release a refund when an injured spouse is the secondary. Do not input a TC 571 as it will create an UPC 168 RC 0. Bureau of the Fiscal Service sends an offset notice to the taxpayer if this occurs. Program Reports: The program reports provided in this IRM are for identification purposes for the AM Customer Service Representatives (CSRs) and Tax Examiners (TEs). Because on their phone line it states if you received a treasury offset letter it takes 3 weeks to process to your account. Compare the injured spouses refund allocation with the TC 898 on TXMOD and reverse only the portion needed. 12) Taxpayer says Form 8379 was filed after offset and no refund was received. Use a secondary TC 570 as needed. Allocate business credits based on each spouses interest in the business. Research CC IMFOLE for the Combat indicator on Line 11. The account does not have a XREF EIN/TIN. Issue a manual refund using BPI 1 and BS 9. 11-2016) "Issue in both names" box on line 11 is checked. See IRM 21.4.6.4.2.11, Netting TOP Offsets and Reversals. 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. One spouse earned $8,000 and the other spouse $1,500. June 2021 Tax News Temporary Suspension of Offset Program until July 31, 2021 FTB has temporarily suspended the collection activities of the Interagency Intercept Collection (IIC) Program in keeping with the Governor's March 12, 2020, Executive Order. 1. If Married Filing Joint Federal tax debt is the only tax debt owed (by the same two spouses) and the debt is more than the existing overpayment. If this notation is not included in the remarks section, the manual refund will be rejected. No other action is needed on the account. Research for Outstanding Balance Liabilities (OBLs) for both spouses before completing the allocation. Take any action necessary to resolve an erroneous refund condition. It is important to first research the taxpayer's account to verify what type of offset(s) occurred before attempting to answer questions about an offset. If not received, send taxpayer Form 3911, Taxpayer Statement Regarding Refund, to begin trace of refund check or input CC CHKCL. See IRM 21.4.4.5(3), Preparation of Manual Refund Forms. (06) Missing Field There is a Field missing from the adjustment. Bureau of the Fiscal Service provides the debtors name only. The net TOP offset amount must be zero on the "from" account for a successful merge. Send the letter to the address on the Form 8379. See IRM 21.4.6.4.2.4, Child Support Top Offsets. The amount may be for all or part of the TC 898 or TC 971 AC 598 with the same OTN. Research and consider the following transactions on the module before inputting any adjustment for a TOP offset on a taxpayer's account: If a TC 899 Type 2 (agency refund) is on the account, see IRM 21.4.5.6.1, Account Actions for Category D Erroneous Refunds. The priorities for offset are: Federal Tax, Primary Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN). Refer to IRM 21.1.3.2, General Disclosure Guidelines, for more information. This allows for the Bypass Indicator (BPI) to be input and assigns ownership of the refund to the injured spouse for TOP offset purposes. Reverse the TOP offset first using the appropriate hold code and then transfer any additional amount allocated to the Injured Spouse from the tax offset. When this amount is then added to the portion of the joint overpayment belonging to the injured spouse, it results in a TC 766 amount of $4,220.99 ($4,200 + $20.99). See IRM 20.2.4.7.5.2, 45-Day Rule and All Original Tax Returns, for the dates of systemically generated refunds. See IRM 25.23.4.9.1.4, Moving Specific Year Account Information. When issuing a hardship refund under any circumstance, inform the taxpayer that if he/she owes a child support or Federal agency debt submitted for tax refund offset, Bureau of the Fiscal Service may apply his/her refund to the debt through TOP. The notice of offset informs the taxpayer that his/her Federal tax refund was offset for a debt owed to an agency(s). Refer taxpayer to TOP Call Center above for offset verification. To determine the appropriate campus, use the 8th and 9th position of the RSN. The Department of Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service (BFS) issues IRS tax refunds and Congress authorizes BFS to conduct the Treasury Offset Program (TOP). Refer taxpayer to TOP Call Center, they may provide a more helpful contact. There are instances in which one of the above is valid, however if the (I) indicator is not set, see IRM 21.4.6.4, Refund Offset Research, paragraph (2). Bureau of the Fiscal Service cannot regenerate another TC 898 or TC 899 transaction when it has been erroneously deleted. Research to resolve the discrepancy (processing error, math errors, or other tax offset). Specific account conditions, such as freeze codes, will determine the date by which the OBR must be processed. See IRM 21.4.6.5.8.7(2), Incomplete Form 8379 Signed or Filed with Original Return. Enter a Case Note (CN) with the information obtained from the caller if you have access to CIS, or. The OBR must be approved and processed prior to the freeze release, there are certain conditions in which a TC 840 will release the freeze code or condition. Once their identity is verified and their return has been processed they can re-send their Form 8379. When the I- freeze is unresolved, the Form 8379 cannot be processed. Once the condition creating the TC 766 reject is identified, use the IF/THEN chart above to resolve the TC 766 Reject. If the only "I" debt is due to MFT 35, Shared Responsibility Payment (SRP), do not change the control base to DMFT. Therefore, do not disclose this information to the taxpayer. The Agency and Sub Agency codes will also be shown on the taxpayers account. Refer to IRM 3.17.79, Accounting Refund Transactions, for additional information. Source Code (SC) 7 must be input with Reason Code (RC) 086, RC 087, RC 089, RC 090 or RC 091. There will not be a corresponding TC 700 with this type of reversal. The number is 1-800-304-3107. The Treasury Offset Program debt indicator (F) is set when Bureau of the Fiscal Service informs Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that at least one TOP debt exists and an offset may occur if a refund is authorized. Review Injured Spouse Allocation Worksheet Instruction on SERP to ensure proper input of the items required on the worksheets. Your TC 898 OTN may or may not match the posted 766 OTN. BPI (7) Indicates that TOP should offset for all TOP debts owed under the primary TIN (and secondary TIN if Filing Status 2 (FS 2) when the account module contains an unreversed TC 520 with closing code 60-67, 81, 83- 89 with transaction date 10/17/2005 and subsequent. All Application 20 and Application 186 employees will answer procedural and Injured Spouse/Refund Offset inquiries for which they have been trained. 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