Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
Title 7 - Agriculture |
Subtitle B - Regulations of the Department of Agriculture |
Chapter XVIII - Rural Housing Service, Rural Business-Cooperative Service, Rural Utilities Service, and Farm Service Agency, Department of Agriculture |
SubChapter H - Program Regulations |
Part 1951 - Servicing and Collections |
Subpart C - Offsets of Federal Payments to USDA Agency Borrowers |
§ 1951.127 - Processing of amounts offset.
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After IRS effects an offset, IRS will notify the Finance Office. The Finance Office may deduct an amount equal to IRS’ processing costs from the amount offset to reimburse the Agency for the cost of processing the offset, will credit the borrower's account for the amount required and will notify the appropriate County Office. The County Supervisor will review Report Code 222-C, Weekly Offset Report (Cash Collections IRS Offset), to ensure that any borrower who would have been eliminated from offset due to the provisions of § 1951.122 of this subpart was not subjected to an offset. If the offset was not correct, the County Supervisor will immediately notify the Finance Office of any such offsets using FmHA or its successor agency under Public Law 103-354 Form Letter 1951-5. This Form Letter will be processed by the Finance Office and a refund, including the processing fee, will be sent to the borrower. If the offset is correct, Finance and County Office records will be adjusted accordingly.