- (a) The regulations in this subpart implement 31 U.S.C. 3720A, which authorizes the Treasury to reduce a tax refund by the amount of a past-due, legally enforceable debt owed to a Federal agency.
(b) For purposes of this section, a past-due, legally enforceable debt referrable to the Treasury for tax refund offset is a debt that is owed to NARA and:
- (1) Is at least $25.00;
- (2) Except in the case of a judgment debt, has been delinquent for at least three months and will not have been delinquent more than 10 years at the time the offset is made;
(3) With respect to which NARA has:
- (i) Given the debtor at least 60 days to present evidence that all or part of the debt is not past due or legally enforceable;
- (ii) Considered evidence presented by the debtor; and
- (iii) Determined that an amount of the debt is past due and legally enforceable;
(4) With respect to which NARA has notified or has made a reasonable attempt to notify the debtor that:
- (i) The debt is past due, and
- (ii) Unless repaid within 60 days of the date of the notice, the debt may be referred to the Treasury for offset against any refund of overpayment of tax; and
- (5) All other requirements of 31 U.S.C. 3720A and the Treasury regulations relating to the eligibility of a debt for tax return offset (31 CFR 285.2) have been satisfied.