TECHNICAL CONTENT CORRESPONDENCE

TCC-03-37

DATE: September 10, 2003

TO: ALL FEDERAL OFFSET COORDINATORS

RE:  Federal Offset Collections Report for OCSE Cycle 2003-15

Dear Coordinators:

Enclosed is the Federal Offset Collections Report for OCSE Cycle 2003-15.  This report represents Federal Tax Refund and/or administrative offsets, less the current fees of $11.65 per Federal Tax Offset and $13.20 per administrative offset, and any adjustments/reversals made during this period for the 1996 through 2003 processing years.

Based on 176,040 offsets, the net collections total for OCSE Cycle 2003-15 as of August 18, 2003, is $90,822,008.  The year-to-date total for 1,514,335 offsets is $1,469,901,656.  This compares to 1,311,080 offsets for $1,379,449,562 during the same time period last year.  This $90 million increase is due to the $118 million offset from the 2003 Advanced Child Tax Credits.  While small amounts of money may still be offset from these credits, this represents the largest portion.

An electronic version of this report, along with additional detailed reports for your state, has been sent to your state via CONNECT:Direct (C:D).

The funds were transferred through the Automated Clearing House (ACH) on August 28, 2003.  If you have any questions regarding the transfer of collections to your state's account, please contact Elvis Davis or Cathy Lin at the Program Support Center.  They can be reached at (301) 443-9560 or (301) 443-3309 respectively.

If you have any questions concerning your state’s collection reports, please contact the Special Collections Unit at (202) 401-9389, ext. 6, or via email at scollections @acf.hhs.gov.

Sincerely,

Sherri Z. Heller, Ed.D.

Commissioner

Office of Child Support Enforcement

Enclosure (Available in Hard Copy Only)

cc:  State IV-D Directors

       Regional Program Managers

       Executive Staff