Offset Letters
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.
Notice of Intent to Offset
We mail the Notice of Intent to Offset letter to you 60 days before we file an offset claim with the Treasury Department to take your federal tax refunds or government payments.
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.