Reduced tax refund due to overpayment

The Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA) may take some or all of your tax refund if you don’t repay unemployment debt.

What is a tax intercept?

State and federal law allow DUA to take some or all of your state or federal tax refund if you don't repay overpayment debt. This is a tax intercept, sometimes also called a tax refund offset or reduced refund.

Next steps

If you owe DUA money due to an overpayment, you'll get an initial intercept notice in October. You have 60 days from the date of this notice to:

If you don't respond to the initial notice, you'll get another notice in January that your taxes will be intercepted.

Report fraud

If you believe someone has fraudulently received unemployment benefits with your information, report the fraud online or by phone at (877) 626-6800 (select option 5).

Contact

Phone

Monday–Thursday 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

To request weekly benefits, daily 6 a.m.–10 p.m.

To check your claim or benefit payment status

Select or reset your 4-digit Personal Identification Number (PIN)

Set up, change, or cancel direct deposit

Address

Boston Re-Employment Center (by appointment only)
2 Avenue de Lafayette, Boston, MA 02111

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