State Refund Offsets to other Agencies

A refund offset is when the money from a Georgia income tax refund is used to pay, or offset, an existing debt owed.

State Refund Offset

Georgia law allows other agencies to use individual income tax refunds to pay outstanding obligations.

Your state refund may be applied to a debt with the IRS, another state agency, or the Georgia Department of Revenue.

You will receive a letter to your last known address notifying you of the refund offsets to another agency.

If you have questions or need more information about the offset, you should contact the appropriate agency. Possible recipients of offset refunds:

• Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts
• Georgia Department of Community Supervision
• Georgia Department of Human Services
• Georgia Department of Labor
• Georgia Lottery Corporation
• Georgia Student Finance Commission