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FGMSD-79-19 1 (1979-03-09)

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BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL



Report To The Congress


OF THE UNITED STATES      Ye,,


The Government Can Collect

Many Delinquent Debts

By Keeping Federal Tax

Refunds As Offsets



Over $400 million in non-tax receivables was
written off by the Government in fiscal
1978, and that amount is increasing. A con-
siderable portion of those non-tax accounts
could be collected by reducing future in-
come tax refunds due the debtors. Such an
offset procedure would be resorted to only
after traditional collection efforts have
fai led.

IRS' present collection system  could be
adapted to match refunds with delinquent
debts so that the debtor's refund would be
retained to cover the debt. This report
demonstrates the feasibility of this process
and examines the reservations expressed by
IRS regarding GAO's proposal.


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SFGMSD-79-19


MARCH 9, 1979


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