If you wish to dispute an offset, you should contact the agency that received the offset payment. Only contact the IRS if your offset payment was applied to a federal tax debt.

They have staff at the Fiscal Service Treasury Offset Program who are there to help you understand the process, including what you need to do next. Although they cannot make arrangements for you to pay off your debt, tell you how much you owe, or refund your money, they can tell you whom to call. They will not tell anyone but you about your debts…[Read more]

If you have received a delinquent debt notice from the U.S. Department of the Treasury, you can pay your debt online here.
If you owe a delinquent student loan, visit Debt Resolution: Federal Student Aid. For information on paying delinquent tax debt, visit the IRS website.

Contact the federal or state agency collecting the debt which is listed in the notice you received. If you need information about whom to contact, call the TOP Call Center toll-free at (800) 304-3107. If your debt has been paid in full, or if you do not owe the debt for other reasons, the agency collecting the debt is responsible for instructing…[Read more]

Funds collected by Fiscal Service from your federal payment are transmitted to the headquarters or central debt facility of the agency and are distributed by that agency. The agency must contact its headquarters for assistance in tracking the funds.

In most cases, your name can be sent to TOP if your debt is more than 90 days delinquent. The government agency must determine that your debt is valid and legally enforceable. The agency must send you notices about your debt and provide you with opportunities to resolve or dispute your debt. The agency must also respond to questions and inquiries…[Read more]

Fiscal Service, a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, serves as the government’s central debt collection agency, maintaining the government’s delinquent debts. One of the ways used by Fiscal Service to collect delinquent debt is the Treasury Offset Program or TOP. Under TOP, Fiscal Service matches a database of delinquent debtors…[Read more]