Your refund has been reduced to pay a past due IRS tax obligation.

[David]

I checked the WMR yesterday and received a notice that “Your refund has been reduced to pay a past due IRS tax obligation.”

However, the refund that they are sending me is exactly what I expected to receive…and I know of no “past due IRS tax obligation”. Has anyone else seen this issue?

[Lisa]

Hi everyone. You can add me to the list of people who received the message. I, like Sheree, called the 800 # and received the same message. I wonder if it says I have NO tax obligations because my refund was already applied?? I can’t call anyone until Tuesday since Monday is a holiday, but I was hoping those who experienced the same can post an update as to whether they received their full refund afterall. Thanks.

[Anonymous]

Grace, the message I got was on wmr but I have a ddd. If you don’t have a ddd you are still processing. Did it tell you that you have a prior tax obligation and no ddd?? Or it could be maybe wmr just hasn’t updated correctly for you?? I have heard some people have gotten their deposits before they got a ddd on wmr. I know some people also say they had a delay for the aca but I can tell you there was no delay for me and I had the aca penalty.

[Grace]

I received the same message, my question is how long will this hold up my refund? It does not give me a new refund amount or a date. Does anyone know?

[Anonymous]

I have the same issue and refund amount is what I was expecting. Maybe this has something to do with the aca penalty.

[ann]

Got same message on WMR. Followed advice of Sheree:

“Hey everyone, I am having the same issue with getting the message : Your refund has been reduced to pay a past due IRS tax obligation on WMR. This may be old news, but I thought I would share because I know how annoying it is to call IRS phone #’s and get nowhere. I FINALLY got on the phone with a helpful person who gave me a phone # to the treasury department, in which the first option to chose from is getting the exact information on any offsets that might be affecting one’s refund amount. After you select option# 1, it asks you to enter your SS# twice, and then it gives you specific information on your personal refund. That phone # is: 1 800)304-3107.
Good Luck!!

P.s. When I called, it said, “you have NO past due obligations affecting your refund.” How strange is that!? Hopefully it’s just a glitch :)”

I got same message, no prior tax obligation found. Weird. must be a glitch??

[Sheree]

Hey everyone, I am having the same issue with getting the message : Your refund has been reduced to pay a past due IRS tax obligation on WMR. This may be old news, but I thought I would share because I know how annoying it is to call IRS phone #’s and get nowhere. I FINALLY got on the phone with a helpful person who gave me a phone # to the treasury department, in which the first option to chose from is getting the exact information on any offsets that might be affecting one’s refund amount. After you select option# 1, it asks you to enter your SS# twice, and then it gives you specific information on your personal refund. That phone # is: 1 800)304-3107.
Good Luck!!

P.s. When I called, it said, “you have NO past due obligations affecting your refund.” How strange is that!? Hopefully it’s just a glitch :)

[Patrick]

I get the same thing. I called the debt number for my wife and myself and there aren’t any debts registered there. The amount being sent is what I expected. Probably some dumb error in the automated system, using “less than or equal” when they meant “less than.”

[Author]

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