Wisconsin DOR Publishes Tax Guide on Refund Interception for State Agencies

The Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) June 1 published a guide on the Tax Refund Interception Program (TRIP) for state agencies, for individual income, corporate income, trust income, sales and use, property, and excise tax purposes. The DOR provides that TRIP assists state government agencies and circuit or municipal courts in Wisconsin with debt collection. The DOR intercepts or processes refund setoffs of taxpayer refunds against qualifying debts. The guide includes: 1) a definition of qualified debts; 2) answers to common questions; 3) processing information; 4) an example of a letter that could be used to notify debtors of certification; ...