Aafes treasury offset program

If that is the case, you should have received a letter telling you this would happen. The law says that Treasury may withhold money to satisfy an overdue delinquent debt. The official term for withholding money from a payment is "offset" or "administrative offset. People in the Treasury Offset Program TOP cannot discuss your debt with you, refund your money, or discuss payment arrangements with you.

Only the agency to which you owe the money can do that. If your payment was reduced because you owed an overdue debt to a federal or state agency, we can tell you whom to call about it. If your payment was reduced because a federal or state agency thinks you owe money, you should have received a letter from that agency. Call or write to them at the contact information on the letter.

If you can't find that information, you can get it from our Interactive Voice Response system: Only the agency that told us to collect the debt can work with you to return any part of the payment that should not have been taken from you.

My spouse owed an overdue debt. We filed a joint tax return. Our refund was reduced to pay my spouse's debt. First thing, I really want to tell you all that you have given me knowledge and you have helped me stick up for me.

Thank you. I love this site!!! My husband we just got married is retired from the navy and was married to his ex for 20 yrs. His divorce was in Michigan. He had an AAfes account military charge card after his ordeal he fell behind on payments and was turned over to collections which turned into pension garshiment ex got half, and they got half of his half. He filed his federal taxes this year and for the first time he was to get a refund..

He needs to amend his federal taxes because he forgot to get his credit for purchasing a home last year which he really needs to get things caught up or his house will be forclosed on. Is there anything we can do to stop the federal from handing over the money? Department of Defense participates in the Treasury Offset Program. As a result, if you are in default on one of these cards you could well lose your IRS tax refund.

The offset that occurred, was improperly done since the debts were past the statute of limitations. Debts that are incurred on a Military Star Card are subject to discharge in a bankruptcy. You can protect your tax refund from being offset by the federal government by filing for bankruptcy.