A letter is not needed for Community Property or Non-Community Property Short Cut (SC) 1. 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. 1. Refer to IRM 21.5.4.5.7, Math Error with Injured Spouse. This includes EITC. It is important to understand that the amount of a refund certified by IRS to Bureau of the Fiscal Service for payment may not be the amount that is issued by Bureau of the Fiscal Service to the taxpayer. Husband and wife file a joint return for tax year 2011. Two copies of the CP 36D notice, with a transcript of the account are generated. Indicate that the back-up information is Letter 3064C for your action. Do not attempt to reverse the offset, merge the case without regards to the TC 898. The QBID will be allocated as a percentage of each spouse's Qualified Business Income if the Qualified Business Income (QBI) can be determined. Input the appropriate credit transfer using CC ADD24/CC ADC24 to reverse the portion of the offset applicable to the injured spouse's share of the refund. Under Internal Revenue Code IRC 6402(a), the IRS may apply a taxpayers overpayment to an outstanding federal tax debt. Process Form 8379 without regard to community property laws. On occasion, you will have a UPC condition or Agency Refund Record TC 899 Type Code 2 which was submitted in error and cannot be reversed or corrected. If 11-14 weeks have passed, the case has not been worked, it is controlled to a clerical, site specialized control number or there is an open control base not assigned to specific CSR, you are not trained to work Injured Spouse cases, and do have access to CIS, leave a Case Note. See IRM 21.4.6.4.2.6, TOP Offset Notice, for notice information. Input the TOP Offset Reversal, TC 766 with OTN. Do not use the Agency or Sub Agency Codes found on CC TXMOD or CC IMFOL for processing an injured spouse allocation, nor for advising the taxpayer of the existence/non-existence of a TOP debt at Bureau of the Fiscal Service. Use Letter 3179C, Refund Offset to Treasury Offset Program (TOP) and Injured Spouse Inquiries, when responding to an inquiry in writing. Individual Income Tax Return. Reverse TOP offsets for the full amount available, prior to taking any further action on the account. Bypass TOP offset for primary TIN's debts and may offset to the Office of Child Support Enforcement for secondary TIN when an automatic stay is in effect or when the creditor agency has obtained relief from the automatic stay. However, IRS systems did not accurately account for the change in law and erroneously offset refunds/overpayments from the taxpayers individual tax return to their LLC tax period(s). It must be input on all manual refunds resulting from an Injured Spouse Allocation form filed by the secondary taxpayer unless combat zone, BPI (5), applies. 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. When the wrong spouse is identified on Form 8379 and you are issuing a manual refund, you must notate in the remarks section "INJ SP Incorrect on F8379" , of Form 5792, Request for IDRS Generated Refund (IGR) or Form 3753, Manual Refund Posting Voucher. 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). Update the activity in the control base on IDRS to PENDMRR and monitor the account for the TC 700 which may take up to 180 days to post to the account. NEVER input TC 767 with the OTN for any reason other than to correct a reject on the TC 766 reject listing. See IRM 21.4.6.4.2.1, TOP Offset Bypass Indicator (BPI). The same rule applies to the original legislation under the Housing Assistance Act of 2008 as it does to the extension under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. All Form 5792, Request for IDRS Generated Refund (IGR), which relate to TOP forms, are batched separately from other IMF and BMF manual refunds. Complete thorough research of the account and modules to identify the E- TTP Freeze status. Because these economic impact payments are treated as a tax refund offset, and not an administrative offset, the Act does not provide states the option to suspend federal tax refund offset in cases meeting the eligibility criteria under section 464 of the Social Security Act and 45 CFR 303.72. Under these rights taxpayers have the right to receive prompt, courteous, and professional assistance in their dealings with the IRS, to be spoken to in a way they can easily understand, to receive clear and easily understandable communications from the IRS, and to speak to a supervisor about inadequate service. See IRM 21.4.6.5.27.1, Injured Spouse Allocation/Recovery Rebate Credit (RRC). If the injured spouse is the primary taxpayer and Part II, line 11, box is checked on Form 8379 (Rev. See IRM 21.4.6.5.1, Taxpayer Inquiries on TOP Offset. To determine if there is an outstanding Federal tax debt, you must also research Command Code (CC) IMFOL, CC BMFOL, and/or CC TXMOD as well as CC INOLES even on "N" indicator cases. If the account was corrected no other action is needed. If an erroneous refund occurs, follow erroneous refund procedures in IRM 21.4.5, Erroneous Refunds. Accounts with undeliverable refund checks must be researched for the correct address for re-issuance of a manual refund. 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. If the taxpayer is claiming the RRC on their 2008 return, you will need to look at the 2007 account. For instance. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 and the Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009 extended the first-time homebuyer credit and provided a waiver of the requirement to repay the credit, except when taxpayers dispose of the new residence within 36 months of purchase. For late filed returns with pre-paid credits, you must figure the 2-year period from the date the tax is considered paid. The taxpayer was sent a refund of $586 ($1586 - $1000). Input a TC 290 .00 with a hold code 4 to hold the credit when sending a no consideration letter. This occurs when a TC 766 reverses a TC 898 with a debtor TIN. The only debt owed is a Federal tax debt owed by the other spouse. The injured spouse's refund could be equal to or less than the amount that offset to the debt. On all Forms 8379, issue the Injured Spouse's portion of the refund in "one name only" unless the revised Form 8379 (Rev. A request was previously submitted. This change limits the time in which Treasury may reverse a tax refund offset to collect a delinquent child support debt to six months. If you are working a statute year injured spouse allocation, use the received date of the original return as the RFSCDT to prevent the credit from being held with a -D freeze. Individual Income Tax Return, was received. 4) Taxpayer claims his/her refund was less than expected, amount disagrees with TC 846/840. If the Form 8379 is filed by itself, and there was no offset on the tax period being worked or a corrected math error has created a balance due. In most cases, the RRC is split 50 percent regardless of the amount of income, credits/children claimed or community property jurisdiction if it falls within the period of limitations for refunding. See IRM 21.6.3.4.2.12, Premium Tax Credit. You should verify the computation is correct, before sending the Form 8379 Injured Spouse Allocation Worksheet to the taxpayer. 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. 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. If the only "I" debt is due to MFT 35, Shared Responsibility Payment (SRP), do not change the control base to DMFT. TC 150 is blocked 92 and tax or TOP offset has not occurred. Compare the injured spouses refund allocation with the TC 898 on TXMOD and reverse only the portion needed. See IRM 21.4.6.5.12, TOP Offset Reversals. However, for cases where Letter 3179C was previously sent requesting the Form 8379, and its no longer needed, send a new letter stating the copy is no longer needed. Refer to IRM 21.6.3.6.8, Tax Year 2007 Offset Reversal Issues: Injured Spouse/Innocent Spouse/EITC. This blocking series permits the CP 36D, Injured Spouse Claims Notice, to be issued. See IRM 21.4.6.4.2.1, TOP Offset Bypass Indicator. TC 898(s) will display the DEBTOR-TIN for offsets to the secondary taxpayer's debt and offsets to the primary taxpayer's debt will not display the DEBTOR-TIN. As a result, there can be one or two TC 898(s) for each refund issued. The TOP Liaison will prepare the Form 3809, Miscellaneous Adjustment Voucher, and include it with the substantiating documents to AM Process & Program Management Analyst for inclusion in the manual reversal request package. Advise the taxpayer to allow 30 days to process. Mary Cod filed single for 2013. Employees staffing Application 35 will not transfer calls to lower level account applications and must address all account issues in addition to the Injured Spouse inquiries listed below. When the resolution of the IDRS freeze condition results in an overpayment, the overpayment can be issued in a manual refund after the 23C date, so long as: The function receives the OBR request before the posting date of the freeze release, The approving official approves the OBR before the posting date of the freeze release, and. Be sure to Indicate "TC 766REJ" on the adjustment. The taxable amount of Unemployment Compensation or Social Security Benefits shown on the joint return must be used when allocating the separate Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) for each spouse who received the benefit(s). Include taxpayer contact information and any details that the taxpayer gives that may help resolve the case. Attempt to telephone taxpayer. The (I) indicator is not always set for all Federal tax debts. If a "0" or "1" debt liability indicator is set on CC TXMOD, it does not guarantee that an offset will or will not occur. Individual Income Tax Return or Form 1040-X , Amended U.S. TC 896 without an AG/SA code is not a DMF offset. Refer to Document 6209, Section 5 - Debtor Master File (DMF), for agency listing. EIP offsets can be reversed if injured spouse requirements are met. RC 3 results from an attempt to post a TC 898 when the amount is greater than the TC 840/TC 846 with the same dates. Include taxpayer contact information and any details that the taxpayer gives that may help resolve the case. - Non-Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (non-TANF) (payments to the custodial parent through the state). Refer to IRM 21.5.3.4.6.3 No Consideration Procedures. Because all four requirements above are met, move the $500.00 credit back to the wife's 2012 account and the $300.00 credit back to the husband's 2012 account. See IRM 21.4.6.4.2.11, Netting TOP Offsets and Reversals. BPI (9) indicates that TOP should bypass offsets to debts owed by the secondary spouse and may offset to debts owed by the primary spouse, and the account module contains an unreversed TC 520 with closing code (cc) 60-67, 81, or 83-89 with transaction date 10/17/2005 and subsequent. Include taxpayer contact information and any details that the taxpayer gives which may help resolve the case. Injured Spouse manual refund S- freeze TC 740, Taxpayer received Letter 3179C, Refund Offset to Treasury Offset Program (TOP) and Injured Spouse Inquiries, or another letter related to the Injured Spouse issue. Refund offsets to child support, TOP debts, State income tax obligations, and Unemployment Compensation debts are handled by the Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service, (BFS) formerly Financial Management Service (FMS), through the Treasury Offset Program. See paragraph (11) above. This is in accordance with Rev. The Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TBOR) lists rights that already existed in the tax code, putting them in simple language and grouping them into 10 fundamental rights. If separate returns were originally filed and each person claimed part of the credit, each person should recapture 6 2/3 percent on their separate returns. If the taxpayer calls or writes disputing the amount of his/her EIP, advise the taxpayer either by phone or letter that the EIP is split between spouses and is not allocated between spouses based on income or dependents on the return. When the TC 700 posts to the account, follow normal Injured Spouse processing procedures. When married taxpayers file using the "married filing joint" status either taxpayer (or both) may have outstanding obligations that qualify for a TOP offset. 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. See paragraphs (9) and (10) below for additional details. 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. For all other programs, resolve the credit as appropriate for your case (e.g. 8752 allows for allocation of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) shown on the joint return. Transfer any misapplied payments to the correct period. Return Request Display - Modernized e-File (MeF) should only be used if none of the other options are available. A TOP offset appears on the module as: TC 898 or TC 971 AC 598 (manual input of TOP offset record) with an Offset Trace Number (OTN), an offset amount, and a debtor-TIN field, if the offset is for a secondary spouse, OTN - Starting with 1 indicates primary taxpayer debt, OTN - Starting with 2 indicates secondary taxpayer debt. Washington recognized same-sex marriages starting in late 2012. Refer taxpayer to TOP Call Center, they may provide a more helpful contact. When the I- freeze is unresolved, the Form 8379 cannot be processed. If you withdrew money from your 401(k) or IRA for reasons related to Covid, you're required to include at least a portion of taxes due on your 2020 return. (E - ) Unresolved TPP Issues. Yes, the 2021 Recovery Rebate Credit can be reduced to pay debts owed to other Federal government agencies (separate from federal income tax debt) as well as to state agencies. TC 899 (TOP offset reversal record generated by Bureau of the Fiscal Service) See IRM 21.4.6.4.2.10, TC 899, Reversal or Agency Refund of TOP Offset, for the record type descriptions. Pre-paid credits are considered paid as of the due date of the return determined without regard to extensions. If you don't get a notice, you'll need to call: Bureau of Fiscal Services at 800-304-3107. 12) Taxpayer says Form 8379 was filed after offset and no refund was received. Verify that the corrective action is accurate before closing, Close your case using Document Type-Internal Transcript, IDRS Cat Code IRRQ, Program Code 40000. Be sure to use the correct OTN for each adjustment. Do not adjust if within IRS tolerance guidelines per IRM 21.5.1.4.12, Tolerances. An agency refund (TC 899 or TC 971 AC 599) was issued for the entire amount of the offset. The taxpayer is sent a notice of offset by Bureau of the Fiscal Service for Treasury Offset Program offsets. See IRM 20.2.4.7.5.2, 45-Day Rule and All Original Tax Returns, for the dates of systemically generated refunds. When Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service processes a tax refund, it matches the noncustodial parent's debt and intercepts part or all of the tax refund, depending on how much is owed. If there is no TC 150 in the correct tax period: Reprocess the return to the correct tax module. If the TC 841 creates a credit balance and it is determined that the TOP offset reversal was honored by Bureau of the Fiscal Service, inform the taxpayer that he/she must return the refund to the agency. SC 7 results in the following statement on the notice: "All or a portion of your Federal Income Tax Refund offset which was previously applied to an outstanding child support or federal agency debt is now being reversed because". Base tax is the tax from the tax tables, less any non-refundable credits, prior to the addition of any other taxes. If it is determined that the creditor agency did not obtain relief from the automatic stay, then the TOP offset may be reversed. Notate NCP SC3. This action is initiated when the taxpayer contacts IRS. A manual refund was issued for an amount greater than the credit available on the module (X Freeze). On September 1, 2013, the IRS partially abates $400.00 of the 2011 tax assessment. This is due to the timing involved in the data exchange between Bureau of the Fiscal Service and the IRS. The original refund for $1,586, TC 846 dated 03/06/2009, was offset for $1,000, TC 898. Use appropriate Priority Code when adjusting accounts with an open -L freeze. 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. The TC 766 amount may not exceed the net TOP offset amount. The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 allows the taxpayer "subject to income limitations," to exclude $10,200 (MFJ - $10,200 per spouse) of Unemployment Compensation from income for tax year 2020. If there is no tax and the taxpayer did not allocate the payments, the form is incomplete. When CC RFUND is input on a Master File Tax (MFT) Code not eligible for offset, the indicator is set to "3" . For such military personnel, Federal income tax refunds will not be offset to any Federal tax debt or TOP debt. Satisfy a balance due that resulted from an amended return received after the due date on the module where the offset occurred. Research CIS to ensure the taxpayer can provide all the needed information to complete the Injured Spouse Allocation, Form 8379. Bypass TOP offset for all primary TIN debts. If the account requires the reversal of four or more TC 898s, and will be issued in both names input all the required TOP offset reversals (TC 766) using HC 3 with the appropriate blocking series, SC 7, RC 086 and PC 8. The above list is not all inclusive, there may be other situations that may warrant no consideration. The only debt involved is TOP and/or premarital Federal tax debt owed, by the other spouse or no debt is owed. 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