Anyone experience this before? I owe state taxes so I have an offset  but no amount and doesn’t say my refund was used to pay it off. Not sure if my refund was sent out yet since sbtg hasn’t updated. Just want to see if anyone else got this and if it is delayed. Your tax refund has been approved for direct deposit. However, it may be partially or completely reduced to pay a past due obligation,such as child support, another federal agency debt, or state income tax. If so, the Bureau of the Fiscal Service (BFS), who issues IRS refunds, will send you a notice with the amount of the debt and contact information. The details of the debt are not provided to the IRS. This application will be updated with the refund amount remaining, if any, after the debt is deducted. If your refund is not credited to your account by February 27, 2022, please revisit this site or visit the Refunds page on IRS.gov, for your revised refund status. Updates to refund status are made no more than once a day.

Your refund is definitely in offset status. The good news is that it's been approved, but BFS needs to process the debt payment first. This can take 1-2 weeks typically. Since you mentioned owing state taxes, that's likely where your refund (or part of it) is going. You'll get a letter from BFS explaining exactly how much was taken and what's left. The lack of amount showing is normal during this phase - the system basically freezes the display until BFS finishes their process. I'd recommend checking out taxr.ai (https://taxr.ai) - it's super helpful for analyzing these situations. It'll break down your transcript and tell you exactly what's happening with the offset and when to expect any remaining refund.

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Hello Jessica:) The message above does indicate that the offset will be taken from your refund amount total at this time. Your best bet is to call the IRS as soon as you can for clarity and to settle any questions you may have:) Best of luck!

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I went through the exact same thing last year! The message you're seeing is totally normal when you have a state tax offset. Here's what's happening: BFS (Bureau of Fiscal Service) has to coordinate with your state's tax department to process the payment, which adds extra time. The system won't show amounts until that process is complete because they need to calculate exactly how much goes to the state versus what you get to keep. In my case, it took about 10-12 business days from when I got that message until I received the remainder of my refund. The key thing is that your refund WAS approved - it's just being held up in the offset processing pipeline. You should get a letter from BFS within a week or two explaining exactly how much was taken and where it went. Hang in there, the waiting is the worst part!