Most often, depending on the debt, your refund will be taken from whichever processes first.

Call the Automated Treasury Offset line at: (800) 304-3107
Cool Trick to know your money is on the way: Several days before your refund is set to be deposited, this line will update telling you your debt has been paid from your refund. Sometimes this updates before WMR. Once your debt is paid your money is officially on the way.

Go to http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/Get-Transcript and Click “Get Transcript Online” Login or create an account. You will need to verify the account using a credit card, mortgage or auto loan account number. If you don’t have that information available, you will need to request it by mail. Choose the 2016 Return Transcript
The cycle code can b…[Read more]

A cycle date is an 8 digit number found on your return transcripts. This date indicates the 4 digit tax year, two digit processing week, and two digit processing day of your return. IRS weeks run as follows
01 = Friday
02 = Monday
03 = Tuesday
04 = Wednesday
05 = Thursday
A cycle code of 20170505, for example, would mean your return was processed…[Read more]

Here is a some more info on the 4464C Letter:

If your return is pulled for review, you will most likely receive a letter from the IRS called a 4464c. If you get a letter from IRS, don’t panic and don’t ignore it: open your mail and read it.

There are a few variations on a theme but most letters 4464c likely start out something like this:

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