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. Joint filers whose principal home was in a community property state at any time during the tax year may not have to meet the requirement in paragraph (4) above. Bureau of the Fiscal Service will reduce the offset against the oldest certified debt first. 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. You can contact the Treasury Offset Program at 800-304-3107 for more information. The IRS corrected the programming and issued Letter 3064C to advise the taxpayer that they have the option of leaving the transferred funds on the LLC tax period(s) and not having it transferred back to the individual income tax account(s) or transferring the funds back to the individual account(s). Taxpayers, who after completing Form 8962, find they have a repayment requirement, should not file Form 8962 or report the repayment amount as a tax liability. Use block series 9 and the appropriate BPI. If the date of the refund check is not on or before that date, interest must be allowed on the refund. When a manual reversal request is submitted (identified as PNDMRR in the IDRS control base activity), you must wait for the TC 700 credit to post to the account when a TC 899 Type 3 is present, see IRM 21.4.6.4.2.10, TC 899, Reversal or Agency Refund of TOP Offset. When issuing a manual refund, use the applicable BPI to assign ownership of the refund to the injured spouse. Agency refunds of the other spouse's offset, TC 899 (TOP offset reversal) or TC 971 AC 599 (manual input of TOP offset reversal) type 2 or 3. Be sure that all TC 898(s) net to zero before attempting to merge the accounts again. When the taxpayer provides the dollar amount and documentation of his/her hardship the OBR is issued for that amount. Return received date (used when the return is filed after the return due date, determined without regard to any extension of time for filing the return). On manual refunds resulting from a TOP offset reversal, the "FROM" date is based on the refund that was offset. Determine the amount of offset available for reversal. Form 8379, Injured Spouse Allocation, must be reviewed to determine that all income shown on the joint return has been properly allocated and verified. Use hold codes 1, 2 or 4 when creating an overpayment on an IDRS adjustment that changes the tax, credits, or payments to hold an overpayment from offsetting. On all Forms 8379 (Rev. 15) Taxpayer says Form 8379 was filed after offset and no refund was received. Agency inquiries must be answered by the IRS campus or territory office receiving the correspondence. You must take into consideration all TOP transaction codes with the same OTNs to determine the TOP offset amount available to be reversed. Individual Income Tax Return, was received. The amount may be for all or part of the TC 898 or TC 971 AC 598 with the same OTN. Levy proceeds that result in offsets are not considered misapplied payments. If the injured spouse is the primary taxpayer and Part II, line 11, box is checked on Form 8379 (Rev. Taxpayers divorce. See IRM 21.4.6.5.8.7(2), Incomplete Form 8379 Signed or Filed with Original Return. A taxpayer claims additional PTC on Form 8962, line 26, if the taxpayer's allowable PTC exceeds the amount of advance PTC, payments paid on the taxpayers behalf. If all the offset is needed, reverse the entire amount. It generates on the first refund, (TC 846) issued after the reversal of a TOP offset to a secondary TIN's debt. Subsequent payment/credit made dated on or after the due date (determined without regard to any extension of time for filing). Advance CTC is not subject to offset. The Ohio Department of Taxation is authorized to offset all or a portion of a taxpayer's income tax refund to be applied towards any unpaid tax. If you cannot determine if the offset is child support and if it can be reversed, you may contact the TOP Liaison at . Taxpayers may file Form 8379 with the return or as a standalone form. For offsets involving child support, see IRM 21.4.6.4.2.4, Child Support TOP Offsets. Refund eligible for TOP offset to the Office of Child Support Enforcement and an automatic bankruptcy stay is in effect or when the creditor agency has obtained relief from the automatic stay. Payments can be identified by a TC 290 .00 with CRN 272 on the tax year 2021 module. The TC 899 posts to the tax module with a type code (OFFST-REC-TYPE), amount, and the OTN of the TOP offset with which it is associated. Refund offsets have also been halted in many jurisdictions. Inquiries relating directly to the TOP offset are referred to the agency listed on the notice, or to the TOP Call Center at 800-304-3107 or, TDD 8008778339, if a notice was not received. The stimulus payment is always 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. 1) Processing Form 8379, Injured Spouse Allocation. Your refund offset amount Agency receiving the payment Address and telephone number of the agency If you don't get a notice, you'll need to call: Bureau of Fiscal Services at 800-304-3107 TDD at 866-297-0517 Contact the agency listed on the notice if: You believe you don't owe the debt. Refer to Document 6209, Section 5 - Debtor Master File (DMF), for agency listing. California and New Mexico recognized same-sex marriages starting in mid to late 2013. A manual refund is needed if CCC "L" or "W" is present and ANY of the conditions listed in IRM 21.6.6.2.20.2(3) Processing Decedent Account Refunds are not met. ", RC 087 - "we have corrected a math or processing error on your return. BPI 5 and BPI 6 will generate on systemic refunds issued from modules with a combat zone C Freeze in effect. The other spouses manual refund must include a BPI 0, no Blocking Series 9, and should be issued in the joint nameline. If a refund was issued and Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is involved, refer to IRM 21.6.3.4.2.7, Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). Most common reasons for an unresolved condition are listed below: TC 766 was input with a HC that is holding credit on the module (K Freeze). Form 8379 posted to the correct TIN and the original return is found behind the Form 8379. If the account was corrected no other action is needed. Certain IDRS freeze conditions will hold the overpayment beyond the return posting date (Assessment Document Date or the 23C Date) of the original return (TC 150). Eligible for TOP offset for child support only. 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. Form 8379, Injured Spouse Allocation, posts to wrong spouse's TIN (E- Freeze). The credit will be calculated at a rate of 6.2 percent of earned income, and will phase out for taxpayers with a modified adjusted gross income more than $75,000 ($150,000 for married couples filing jointly) with total elimination at $95,000/$190,000. Monitor the account for the posting of the TC 840 and TC 150. A reversal of a TOP offset cannot be input to: Solely satisfy an audit or under-reporter deficiency posted after the offset occurs unless the offset resulted from a TC 640/TC 670 payment intended specifically for the tax audit increase. See SBSE-05-1021-0063, Interim Guidance on Refund Recoupments. The Form 8379 must be received within the period for submission per IRM 21.4.6.5.8.10, Time Period for Submitting Form 8379. If the injured spouse is the secondary taxpayer and Part II, line 11, box is checked on Form 8379 (Rev. Contact the TOP Liaison at , to obtain the TOP/DMF Manual Reversal Request Form. The OTN field is 10 characters that includes a hyphen (-), e.g. If both spouses have income (see Note below), If one spouse has income (see Note below), The earned income is $12,903.00 or more (phased out with a MAGI of $150,000). For TOP offsets, BFS issues the Notification of Offset that provides the creditor agency contact information. Non-Community Property Allocation Shortcuts: When the injured spouse earned all the income and allocates all the credits to themselves. Therefore, discrepancies may arise from one cycle to the next and IRS may not be aware of a TOP debt. The six-month limitation period, noted in (4) above, does not apply to the processing of Form 8379, Injured Spouse Allocation. If you need to reverse a TC 898/TC 896 that is over six years contact the TOP Liaison , for a manual reversal. Form 8379 is forwarded to the Accounts Management (AM) Function, A (TC) 971, Action Code (AC) 071, is input when the case is controlled. Send the letter to the address on the Form 8379. A refund offset is when an IRS refund is reduced or intercepted to pay off delinquent debt, such as past-due child support, outstanding student loans, or unpaid state income tax. If the TAC or designee agrees with the OBR, he/she must initial in the remarks section of the manual refund form and forward the OBR to the Accounting Function. Before reversing any offset to Office of Child Support Enforcement (Agency Codes 1 and/or 2), see IRM 21.4.6.4.2.4, Child support TOP Offsets. Refer Taxpayer to TOP Call Center above for offset information. In general, a TC 899, type 1, 2, 3 or 4 will be pending or posted to the account. Indicate taxpayer's phone number and whether taxpayer can provide a copy of Form 8379. Your TC 898 OTN may or may not match the posted 766 OTN. 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. CSRs on APP35 handle the following types of issues: How we determined the Injured Spouse's share of the refund. If the account is less than 6 years old and needs to be re-sequenced, you need to reverse the offset. Send 4442/e-4442 to the local Directorates AM Paper Function Indicate taxpayer's phone number and whether taxpayer can provide a copy of Form 8379. You do not need to complete the Injured Spouse Allocation Worksheet when one of the shortcut methods apply. See IRM 21.4.6.5.10.4, Injured Spouse Refund TOP Offset, for instructions on computing credit interest when a TOP Offset that included credit interest is reversed and the subsequent refund will be computer generated. Mary Cod filed single for 2013. When working an injured spouse case after offset of the original overpayment and EIP is involved, you may need to input two adjustments. The priority of offsets within Treasury Offset Program are: Office of Child Support Enforcement If the taxpayers filing status is other than Married Filing Joint (MFJ) and filed a zero or $1 return and there is no credit on the account, close your case using Document Type-Internal Transcript, IDRS Cat Code IRRQ, Program Code 40000. 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