What does this mean? Does it mean I’ll be getting the 5,300.70 back as a separate payment or did they take it? 806 W-2 or 1099 withholding 04-15-2026 -$67.00 766 Credit to your account 04-15-2026 -$5,022.00 768 Earned income credit 04-15-2026 -$4,507.00 846 Refund issued 03-09-2026 $9,435.00 898 Refund applied to non-IRS debt: $5,300.70 03-09-2026 $0.00 This Product Contains Sensitive Taxpayer Data
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Tyrone Johnson
Based on your transcript, it looks like you had a refund of $9,435 issued on 03-09-2026 (code 846), but then $5,300.70 of that refund was applied to a non-IRS debt on the same date (code 898). This means you would have received the remaining amount ($9,435 - $5,300.70 = $4,134.30) as your actual refund payment. The $5,300.70 went directly to pay off a debt you had with another agency (like student loans, child support, or other federal/state debts). You won't receive that $5,300.70 as a separate payment since it was used to satisfy the outstanding debt. If you weren't expecting this offset, you should have received a notice explaining what debt was paid.
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Alli Morales
•@Tyrone Johnson the only debt i owed was $156 to child support so I’m confused as to why they decided they were gonna take $5.3k i already called the offset line so this doesn’t make sense to me
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KaiEsmeralda
•@Alli Morales That s'definitely confusing if you only owed $156 to child support but they offset $5,300.70! Since you already called the offset line, they should have given you details about what specific debt this payment went toward. Sometimes there can be old debts or obligations you might not be aware of, or there could be an error in the system. I d'recommend calling the Treasury Offset Program at 1-800-304-3107 to get a detailed breakdown of exactly what debt this offset satisfied. You may also want to contact the agency that received the payment to verify the debt amount. If there s'an error, you ll'need to file a claim to get the incorrect offset amount back.
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