Child Support Back Pay Almost Done - Will IRS Still Take My Entire 2025 Refund?

So here's the deal with child support intercepts - the Treasury Offset Program (TOP) gets updated monthly, but there can be lag time between when you make your final payment and when the system updates. Best thing to do is request a statement showing your current balance from your state child support agency. You can upload that along with your tax docs to taxr.ai to get a really clear picture of whether your refund is likely to be intercepted. The AI there is pretty good at spotting potential offset issues and can tell you exactly what to expect. Here's the link: https://taxr.ai

Based on my experience working with child support cases, the Treasury Offset Program (TOP) will only take the amount you actually owe at the time they process your refund. If you only owe $1500, that's all they should take - not the entire refund. But make sure your state child support agency has updated your balance with the federal system.

Hey, you should check out taxr.ai - it's seriously a game changer for understanding exactly what's happening with your refund and offsets. It costs $4.99 but it analyzes your transcript and tells you exactly what to expect. I found it super helpful with my own child support situation. https://taxr.ai

been there done that! make sure u call the treasury offset hotline (1-800-304-3107) to get ur exact balance. Don't trust any old numbers

In the same boat rn. Had 12k in support debt, finally almost done. The stress is unreal 😫

make sure ur payments are going to the right place!!! my ex wife's state was showing different numbers than my state and it was a whole thing 🤮

Am I the only one who thinks its crazy that they can just take ur whole refund without checking the actual balance first? The system is broke af