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State tax refund offset
The state tax refund offset program, also known as revenue recapture, is a tool that the child support office uses to collect past due child support, also called arrears. The child support office can file a claim against a parent who owes arrears and take all or a portion of the parent's Minnesota:
- State income tax refund
- Property tax refund
- Renter's credit refund
- Lottery winnings over $600
- Political contribution refund.
The child support office can do this if any of the following is true. The amount of arrears the parent owes:
- Is more than one month of total court-ordered child support or maintenance payments, or both
- Is at least $25 for arrears-only cases
- Have been docketed as a judgment.
The child support office will send a Revenue Recapture Notice to the parent who owes arrears. This tells the parent that the child support office has or will file a claim with the Minnesota Department of Revenue for the amount of child support arrears. The notice explains the parent's right to review. It also explains what will happen if the parent does not pay their arrears or take action.
When the Revenue Department offsets a state tax refund, it will send a notice to the parent when the amount collected is sent to the child support office.