Offset Letters

The Minnesota Department of Revenue offsets (takes) your tax refunds and government payments owed to you and applies them to your tax debt or debt referred to us from other agencies. 

During this process, Revenue and the U.S. Treasury Department each mail you a letter to your last known address.

This letter informs you:

• Which agency is filing an offset claim

• The dollar amount we plan to offset

• The debts included in that amount

• Who to contact if you have questions

Note:  If your debt is for Minnesota Individual Income Tax, we must send this notice by certified mail.

Notice of Payment Offset

The Treasury Department mails you a Notice of Payment Offset when it sends us your federal tax refund or government payment.

This letter informs you:

• The amount and type of the offset payment

• Where the payment was sent

• Who to contact if you have questions

Note: It may take several weeks for the payment to apply to your debt.