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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 6331', '§ 6331', '§ 6331', '§ 6331', '§ 6330', '§ 6330', '§ 6331', '§ 6330', '§ 6103', '§ 6103', '§ 6103', '§ 6331', '§ 6331', '§ 6331', '§ 7602', '§6331', '§ 6331', '§ 6331', '§ 6331', '§ 6331']

Internal Revenue Manual - 5.11.7 Automated Levy Programs
FPLP - Federal Employee Salary Paying Agencies: NFC, NBC, GSA, DFAS Exhibit 5.11.7-2
CP 90 (or 297) Final Notice, Notice of Intent to Levy and Notice of Your Right To A Hearing (Rev 07/2008)
Exhibit 5.11.7-8
CP 91 (or 298) Final Notice Before Levy on Social Security Benefits (Rev 07/2010) Exhibit 5.11.7-9
CP 297A Notice of Levy and Notice of Your Right To A Hearing (Rev 07/2008)
Exhibit 5.11.7-10
CP 90C (or 297C) Notice of Levy and Notice of Your Right to a Hearing Exhibit 5.11.7-11
FPLP Levy Notice - Department of the Treasury Financial Management Service (FMS) Notice
(1) This transmits revised IRM 5.11.7, Notice of Levy
, Automated Levy Programs. Scope
This IRM information pertains to the Collection automated levy programs' criteria and procedures. These programs are the State
Income Tax Levy Program, Federal Payment Levy Program, and Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend Levy Program. Material Changes
(1) IRM 5.11.7.2, Federal Payment Levy Program, text is updated to incorporate information from previous interim guidance memoranda, and provides additional electronic
reference links and clarity. Notable changes are in the following subsections: 5.11.7.2.1, Levy Authority and Background, is updated to include information on the new FPLP FEDCON levy and the 100% levy expansion on vendor payments.
5.11.7.2.1.1, IRS/FMS Interagency Agreement - Federal Payments Subject to the FPLP, is updated to include information on the new 100% levy expansion authority on vendor payments. 5.11.7.2.2.3, Low Income Filter (LIF) Exclusion, is updated to provide clarity on the criterion regarding delinquent tax returns. There are no changes to the OUO sections.
5.11.7.2.3, FPLP Systemic Processes and Indicators, is updated throughout to provide clarity and to incorporate information the new FEDCON levy process.
5.11.7.2.3.1 (3), Case and Module Selection Process (TC 971 AC 060), is updated to reflect that the GSA Central Contractor Registration (CCR) is changed to the System for Award Management (SAM).
5.11.7.2.3.3, FPLP Notice Process (TC 971 AC 069 or AC 169), incorporates new information on the new FEDCON levy process, and updated to provide clarity. 5.11.7.2.3.4, Levy Service Process (TC 971 AC 662, 762, 677), incorporates new information on the new FEDCON levy process, and updated to provide clarity.
5.11.7.2.3.5, Levy Payment Process (TC 670 DPC 18 or DPC 19), incorporates new information on the 100% levy expansion vendor payments.
5.11.7.2.4, FPLP Generated Notices and Appeal Rights, is updated to provide clarity.
(2) IRM Exhibit 5.11.7-2, Table of Federal Payments Subject to FPLP, is updated to provide information on the 100% levy expansion on vendor payments.
(3) IRM Exhibit 5.11.7-9, CP 297A, Final Notice Before Levy on Social Security Benefits (Rev 07/2010), is updated to correct the graphic's descriptor sentence.
(4) IRM Exhibit 5.11.7-10 is now the exhibit for new CP 90C (or CP 297C), Notice of Levy and Notice of Your Right to a Hearing. This is a new post-levy CDP notice for the FPLP FEDCON levy process. The previous IRM Exhibit 5.11.7-10, FPLP Levy Notice - Department of the Treasury Financial Management Service (FMS) Notice, is renumbered and is now IRM Exhibit 5.11.7-11. Effect on Other Documents
IRM 5.11.7, Automated Levy Programs, dated August 12, 2011, is superseded. This IRM incorporates Collection Interim Guidance Memoranda SBSE-05-1111-068 dated November 8, 2011, Federal Payment Levy Program - Federal Contractor Post-Levy Collection Due Process and SBSE-05-0412-033 dated March 30, 2012, Federal Payment Levy Program 100% Levy Authority. Audience
Information intended for Campus Compliance and other personnel can be found in IRM 5.19.9,Liability Collection, Automated Levy Programs.
Rennae L. WardDirector, Collection Analytics, Automation, Inventory Selection and DeliveryEnterprise Collection StrategySmall Business Self-Employed
5.11.7.1 (08-24-2007)State Income Tax Levy Program
The State Income Tax Levy Program (SITLP) is one of three automated levy programs. SITLP matches a Master File database of
delinquent taxpayers eligible to be levied against a database of state tax refunds for each state participating in SITLP.
5.11.7.2 (08-28-2012)Federal Payment Levy Program
Financial Management Service (FMS) since 2000.
FMS administers the Treasury Offset Program (TOP) to collect delinquent non-tax debts for federal agencies. The FPLP was developed to interface with FMS TOP as a systemic and efficient means for the IRS
to collect delinquent taxes. IRS provides a weekly file of delinquent taxpayers to FMS. FMS matches the delinquent taxpayer file against federal payment
5.11.7.2.1 (08-28-2012)Levy Authority and Background
The FPLP was developed as the automated means intended to administer this law; therefore, no paper levy documents (Form 668-A
or Form 668-W) should be served to effectuate a levy under this statute. The federal agencies participating in this automated
levy program process understand how this levy statute is administered and that the service of a paper levy document is the
means of levy intended under IRC§ 6331(a) and/or (e).
The law allows up to fifteen percent (15%) of Specified payments to be levied. Specified payments under IRC § 6331(h)(2)(A) include any federal payment other than a payment for which eligibility is based on the income and/or
assets of a payee. Specified payments, under IRC § 6331(h)(2)(C), includes any annuity or pension under the Railroad Retirement Act, or benefit under the Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Act. The payments subject to 15% in the FPLP are discussed in the next section. IRM 5.11.7.2.1.1.
IRS/FMS Interagency Agreement - Federal Payments Subject to the FPLP.
IRC § 6331(h)(3) allows an increase of this continuous levy for up to one hundred percent (100%) of any specified payment
due to a vendor of property, goods or services sold or leased to the Federal government. The 100% levy increase is incorporated
into the FPLP for federal contractor/vendor payments. IRM 5.11.7.2.1.1. IRS/FMS Interagency Agreement - Federal Payments Subject to the FPLP. Although Specified payments may include unemployment benefits, workmen's compensation, certain public assistance payments, and the minimum exemption
(from the levy of) wages, salary and other income, the IRS will not
pursue these payments at this time.
The FPLP administers a levy. It is not a statutory or administrative offset. There are legal distinctions between the two
civil collection actions. One distinction is that a levy is often subject to IRC § 6330, Notice and opportunity for hearing before levy (Collection Due Process). Contact your local Area Counsel for more information.
Under IRC § 6330(f) and (h), the IRS can serve a levy to collect employment taxes prior to notifying the taxpayer of their
right to a Collection Due Process (CDP) hearing. These levy processes are referred to as a "disqualified employment tax levy"
(DETL) or a "federal contractor (FEDCON) levy"
. The FPLP implemented the DETL process in January 2009, and the FEDCON levy process in January 2012. The FPLP still serves
these levies under IRC § 6331(h) authority, but its (post-levy) CDP process is granted under IRC § 6330(f). Additional information
on the general DETL process can be found in IRM 5.1.9.3.15, Disqualified Employment Tax Levy. Further information on how to recognize the FPLP DETL and FEDCON levy processes are described in the subsections below.
In serving a notice of levy, or release of such levy, with respect to any applicable government payment, IRC § 6103(k)(8), Confidentiality and Disclosure of certain returns and return information for tax administration purposes, authorizes the IRS to disclose return information, including taxpayer identity information, the amount of any unpaid tax
liability (including penalties and interest), and the type of tax and tax period to which the unpaid liability relates, to
officers and employees of the Financial Management Service. IRC § 6103(k)(6) authorizes FMS to send levy information to non-Treasury
disbursed offices such as the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS), the US Postal Service (USPS), and Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), to the extent that such disclosures are necessary to obtain information, which is not
otherwise reasonably available, for investigatory and tax administration purposes. Furthermore, IRC § 6103(n) permits the
disclosure of returns and return information to any person to the extent necessary in connection with the processing, storage,
transmission and reproduction of such returns and return information, the programming, maintenance, repair, testing, and procurement
of equipment, and the provisions of other services, for tax administration purposes.
5.11.7.2.1.1 (08-28-2012)IRS/FMS Interagency Agreement - Federal Payments Subject to the FPLP
The interagency agreement between the IRS and FMS provides for certain federal payments disbursed or administered by FMS to
be systemically and continuously levied. FMS is the levy source for all levies issued through the FPLP — not the federal payment agencies.
The following federal payments are subject to the FPLP: Civil Service or Federal employee retirement pension annuities administered through the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and Federal Employee
Retirement System (FERS). The FPLP will levy 15% of the payment. Note:
Federal (civilian) employee salaries administered by the salary paying agencies (SPA): United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Finance Center
(NFC), Department of the Interior (DoI) National Business Center (NBC), USPS, General Services Administration (GSA), and Defense
Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS). Note:
DFAS, as a SPA, pays out some federal civilian employee salaries, as well the Defense civilian employee and the military uniformed
active/reserve member salaries and military retiree payments. The FPLP does not include the military uniformed services members'
salaries nor the military retiree payments.
Exhibit 5.11.7-1., FPLP - Federal Employee Salary Paying Agencies - NFC, NBC, GSA, DFAS
, for the listing of the federal agencies whose payrolls are administered by these salary paying agencies. Federal employee
salaries will be levied for 15% of the gross wages or salary remaining after current taxes, health insurance premiums, retirement
contributions, and, if applicable, court ordered child support payments are deducted. There should be no other deductions
taken into consideration for the 15% calculation.
Social Security Administration (SSA) benefit payments under Title II of the Social Security Act, aka Federal Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits. (The exceptions are dependent child benefits,
claims for lump sum payments, and payments that have partial withholding to repay an SSA benefit overpayment.) The FPLP will
levy 15% of the payment. Note:
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments are not subject to the FPLP. Department of Defense (DoD) contractor/vendor payments paid through the Defense Finance and Accounting Service's (DFAS) payment systems. The FPLP will levy 100% of the payment.
Prior to April 8, 2012, some of the payments may have been levied for 15% of the payment.
Army Corp of Engineers (ACOE) and the United States Postal Service (USPS) contractor/vendor/supplier payments. The ACOE payments are levied at 100% of the payment. Prior to May 9, 2012, the ACOE payments were levied for 15% of the payment.
The USPS vendor/supplier payments are continuously levied at 100% for goods and services payments and 15% for non-goods and
services payments. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare Parts A (hospital), B (doctor), C (managed care) and D (prescription)
provider and supplier payments. Medicare Parts A and B payments disbursed through the CMS Healthcare Integrated Government Ledger Accounting System (HIGLAS)
are in the FPLP. Medicare Parts C and D payments are disbursed by the Treasury Department and are in the FPLP. The FPLP will
levy 15% of the payments. Note:
Medicare provider/supplier payments are not considered "contractor"
or "vendor "
payments and therefore are not subject to the 100% continuous levy increase allowance for the FPLP. This is because these
providers/suppliers "enroll "
to participate in the Medicare program, and are not subject to the U.S. Government Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
process for awarded contractors or vendors.
Medicaid provider/supplier payments are not subject to levy under IRC§ 6331(h) or FPLP. These payments are administered and paid out
by state government agencies for CMS. The payments may still be subject to levy under IRC§ 6331(a).
Miscellaneous Payments - non-means tested, such as discretionary one-time payments and expenditures paid out by different Federal agencies' specialty
programs. These are payments made for various federal program-related expenditures, including interagency transfers, non-means
tested loans, grants, medical, emergency and other administrative obligations. Also, included are payments from the Commodity
Credit Corporation, also known as farm subsidy payments. The FPLP will levy 15% of the payment.
Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) Benefit Payments - monthly annuity or pension payment under the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA), except the RRA Tier 2 benefit portion. The
FPLP will levy 15% of payment.
Prior to 2006, on delinquent IMF joint income tax and BMF sole proprietor tax liabilities, the FPLP only levied federal payments
that matched to the primary TIN. Starting January 2006, FPLP also began matching and levying federal payments identified for valid secondary or cross-reference (XREF) SSNs on those IMF and BMF accounts.
, Table of Federal Payments Subject to the FPLP,
that displays the payment types that are levied through the FPLP; the type of Master File accounts that match with a certain
federal payment type; and the levy percentage, i.e. 15% or 100%.
If a taxpayer is receiving two or more types of federal payments that are available for levy through the FPLP, then each of
those payments will be levied. The FPLP cannot selectively levy a certain payment separately for a particular taxpayer. Likewise,
if both spouses on joint income tax liabilities are receiving federal payments subject to the FPLP, then both will be levied.
The FPLP cannot levy only a certain spouse separately for their joint delinquent tax module.
5.11.7.2.1.2 (08-12-2011)Delegation Authority
The delegation authority to issue an IRC § 6331(h) levy, levy release, and return of levied property remains the same as outlined
in Delegation Order 5-3. See IRM 1.2.44.4, Levy on Property in the Hands of a Third Party.
Certain Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) employees are delegated to release systemically generated levies such as the FPLP,
but only under the procedures contained in IRM 5.11.7.2.6 (or successor provisions). See Delegation Order No. 13-2 (Rev 1.),
IRM 1.2.50.3. TAS employees cannot, however, take action on a case that is open in another function. TAS employees may only
generate levy releases on collection modules not assigned to Automated Collection System (ACS) Status 22 with an open control base only or collection field Status 26. See
IRM 13.1.10.12.1.5, Releasing Federal Payment Levies, and IRM 13.1.4.2.3.19, Levy Release Authority, or refer to TAS Delegation Order authorities and successor revisions.
5.11.7.2.1.3 (08-28-2012)Third Party Notification
The FPLP systemic process is not subject to third party notification provisions under IRC § 7602(c),Examination of books and records, Notice of contact of third parties, because contact is made between electronic database(s).
Third-party contact provisions must be satisfied prior to any personal contact with FMS (or other federal agencies and third parties) about taxpayers subject to FPLP.
5.11.7.2.2 (08-12-2011)FPLP Selection Criteria
The FPLP is a systemic process where all modules are first selected under certain collection statuses, but then may be excluded
if certain freeze codes exist while in the status. This subsection and its exhibits describe the selection and exclusion process.
The following Individual and Business Master File (IMF and BMF) balance due tax accounts with the collection module status
can be selected into the FPLP:
Master File Tax Code (MFT) is 01 through 06, 08 through 17, 29 through 31, 33, 34, 36, 37, 44, 50, 51, 55, 60, 63, 64, 67, 77, 78;
Collection Module Status is Master File Status 22, 23, 24, 26 or Integrated Data Retrieval System (IDRS) Transaction Code (TC) 530, with Closing Code
(CC) 03, 06, 09, 10, 12, or 39.
5.11.7.2.2.1 (08-12-2011)Business Master File (BMF) Modules Selected for the Disqualified Employment Tax Levy (DETL) For a BMF employment tax module (MFT 01, 10, 11, 14 and 16) to qualify for a DETL, there must have been a CDP hearing previously
requested on another BMF employment tax module no more than two years prior to that DETL-qualified module's period end date.
BMF employment tax modules that are selected into the FPLP, may also be subject to the DETL process. In order to select FPLP
DETL periods, a new FPLP BMF entity indicator "AC 630 (YYYYMMDD) DATE"
has been created. This new indicator is displayed in the BMF entity CC BMFOLE. A taxpayer's employment tax module may
be selected for a FPLP DETL, if the entity indicator's action code (AC) 630 date is within the "two-year look back"
period of that DETL-qualifying module's period end date. The FPLP BMF entity indicator "AC 630 (YYYYMMDD) DATE"
is defined as the following: The FPLP BMF entity indicator "AC 630 YYYYMMDD"
will display a date which is the tax period end date of the latest BMF employment tax module containing a posted TC 971
AC 630 (levy or levy/lien combo for CDP appeal hearing request.) "AC 630 YYYYMMDD"
can only post one employment tax module's period end date at a time. For entities that have multiple employment tax modules
with a TC 971 AC 630, the FPLP and BMF will post the period end date of the latest module with a TC 971 AC 630. The DETL would
be issued on balance due modules where the indicator date is within two years of the modules' period end date - which will
likely be later periods. The rationale is to issue the DETL on later pyramiding tax periods/quarters.
Even if the latest employment tax period with a TC 971 AC 630 is reversed by a Withdrawal - that period's end date will still
"AC 630 YYYYMMDD"
period end date can be overlaid when a later period employment tax module posts a TC 971 AC 630. This is regardless of
the TC 971 AC 630 posting date. Again, as stated, the indicator will always post from the latest period employment tax module
with a TC 971 AC 630. Therefore, be aware that a DETL-qualified module may have been selected based on an earlier posted "AC
period end date. All federal payments available in the FPLP, except SSA payments, may be subject to a FPLP DETL. (The CDP notice will be issued
prior to issuing the FPLP levy on SSA payments.)
IRM 5.11.7.2.3., FPLP Systemic Processes and Indicators and IRM 5.11.7.2.3.4.
, Levy Service Process, for the specific transaction codes on how to recognize when an employment tax module is selected into the FPLP DETL process.
5.11.7.2.2.2 (08-12-2011)Exclusions
Tax modules or the taxpayer entities that qualify for the FPLP but have certain condition and freeze codes under the primary
Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) will be excluded from FPLP selection. Accounts that are generally excluded from the FPLP are those that, statutorily or operationally, should not be in levy status
and are coded that way in the Master File or Taxpayer Information File. Those accounts include unable-to-pay; pending installment
agreements (IA) posted prior to a FPLP levy; approved installment agreements; pending or approved Offers-in-Compromise (OIC);
open Disaster Zone indicators; Combat Zone; open bankruptcies or litigation; certain pending claims and adjustments; innocent
spouse modules; and certain imminent Collection Statute Expiration Date (CSED) modules. Exhibit 5.11.7-3
, which displays the list and description of entity and module transaction and freeze codes that are excluded from FPLP.
If a Status 26 module, which is in the FPLP, changes to status 72 with TC 520, the module will systemically reverse out of
the FPLP.
If a Status 26 module, which is in the FPLP, is closed as an unable to pay with a TC 530 CC 32, the module will systemically
reverse out of the FPLP.
Social Security benefit payments will not be subject to the FPLP levy if either of the following exists: the taxpayer enters into a repayment agreement with the Social Security Administration (SSA) because of overpaid benefits.
if SSA has an active IRS paper levy (Form 668-W) it is honoring. By interagency agreement, SSA may honor the paper levy instead
of the FPLP levy if a taxpayer is erroneously levied with both the paper and FPLP attaching their benefits, known as a "double
situation. Instead of returning the paper levy, SSA will honor the it in lieu of the FPLP. The FPLP will need to be removed
from the account. IRM 5.11.7.2.5.1., FPLP or Paper Levy.
5.11.7.2.2.3 (08-28-2012)Low Income Filter (LIF) Exclusion
Delinquent Individual Master File (IMF) taxpayers who qualify for the FPLP and are reported to receive SSA benefit or Railroad
Retirement Board (RRB) benefit payments, will be excluded from the program if their estimated total income falls below 250%
of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Poverty Level Guidelines (PLG). These taxpayers are processed through
the FPLP Low Income Filter (LIF). Taxpayers who have any of the following conditions are not processed through the FPLP LIF analysis and are selected into the
there is a BMF debt under the balance due module’s primary (or spouse) SSN;
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Certain modules that may be selected into the FPLP, as discussed above, are systemically blocked from the program with TC
971 AC 061 (with the Document Locator Number (DLN) displaying a series of 8s or 9s). Under certain conditions, these accounts
may be manually or systemically unblocked. IRM 5.11.7.2.6.4.
Removal (Reversal) of the FPLP Block with TC 972 AC 061.
All modules moving into Status 22 (ACS) are systemically blocked. Note:
Modules that are placed in certain ACS inventories will be systemically unblocked. See IRM 5.19.9.3.2.3, Liability Collection Automated Levy Programs, FPLP, Modules Systemically Blocked From FPLP. State and local government entities with employment code " G"
and/or "T"
, and Indian Tribal Governments (ITG) and Alaska Native Villages with Master File indicator "I"
are systemically blocked from the FPLP with TC 971 AC 061. If it is necessary to collect the accounts through the FPLP,
then collection employees may manually unblock (TC 972 AC 061) these entities' balance due modules. Caution:
Collection employees must contact the ITG specialist assigned to the Tribe prior to reversing the FPLP block on an ITG case.
Refer to IRM 5.1.12.24, Indian Tribal Governments.
5.11.7.2.3 (08-28-2012)FPLP Systemic Processes and Indicators
The FPLP has five (5) systemic processes. Each process has its own specific transaction code (TC) and/or indicators and are
outlined in the following subsections.
The table below describes, in general, the FPLP transaction codes on a module. The subsections provide more detail. These
TCs are systemically generated
only (unless otherwise noted as being able to manually input). FPLP GENERATED TRANSACTION (TC 971) ACTION CODES (AC)
Module reversed out of FPLP. Reverses TC 971 AC 060. Also reverses TC 971 AC 662, 762, 677. IRM 5.11.7.2.3.1
AC 061(may be manually input)
BLOCK OR RELEASE
Module blocked from FPLP. (Systemic input is indicated when DLN displays series of 8s or 9s. Manual input is indicated when
DLN displays random numbers.)
Reversal of FPLP Block on module. Reverses TC 971 AC 061 - systemic or manual. IRM 5.11.7.2.2.4IRM 5.11.7.2.6.4
MATCH FPLP account matched with a federal payment, or FPLP account will be posting a levied federal payment. The DLN displays the federal agency source; the type of federal payment and that a match is found. The "XREF TIN"
field may display the primary or secondary/XREF TIN that matched with the federal payment.The "Miscellaneous"
field may display more federal agency source codes.
Federal payment match posted in error. Reverses TC 971 AC 062.
IRM 5.11.7.2.3.2Exhibit 5.11.7-5Exhibit 5.11.7-6
AC 069 (may be manually input)
FPLP generated the collection due process, Final Notice, Notice of Intent to Levy & Notice of Your Right to a Hearing (CP 90 or 297) from the TC 971 AC 062 match. Or, the FPLP generated the DETL or FEDCON post-levy collection due process, Notice of Levy & Notice of Your Right to a Hearing (CP 297A, 90C or 297C) (see below). For IMF joint returns, the spouse SSN will be displayed on the XREF TIN field, including
each of the SSNs on joint income tax liabilities. For BMF, no XREF TIN will display. Other CDP notices may display the TC
971 AC 069: -LT 11 : ACS issued -L1058: Field Collection issued-CP 77: Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend Levy Program (AKPFD) issued-CP 92: State Income Tax Levy Program (SITLP) issued
CDP notice, Final Notice (Notice of Intent to Levy & Notice of Your Right to a Hearing) not mailed. Reverses TC 971 AC 069.
IRM 5.11.7.2.3.3IRM 5.11.7.2.4
FPLP generated Final Notice Before Levy on Social Security Benefits (CP 91/298). The XREF TIN field will display the matched SSN of either the primary or secondary/XREF SSN from the TC 971
AC 062.
Final Notice Before Levy on Social Security Benefits (CP 91/298) not mailed. Reverses TC 971 AC 169.
AC 662 SERVICE OF LEVY
A FPLP levy is served to FMS whether or not a federal payment source is found. The account will have a FPLP federal payment
source only if a TC 971 AC 062 or a TC 670 DPC 18 or 19 also posts. The "Miscellaneous "
field will display the literal "SAL-OTH-RRB"
(which is a levy for all federal payment types except SSA) or "SSA "
. For current levies issued prior to January 2009, the "Miscellaneous"
field will also display the literal "PREEXISTING"
. TC 972 AC 662 does not display. Reversal of this AC is known when a subsequent TC 972 AC 060 is systemically posted. FPLP levy is released. Module is removed
from the FPLP. IRM 5.11.7.2.3.4
AC 762 SERVICE OF DETL A FPLP Disqualified Employment Tax Levy (DETL) is served to FMS whether or not a federal payment source is found. The 971
AC 762 levy will generate the DETL post-levy CDP notice (CP 297A) and posts a TC 971 AC 069. The account will have a FPLP
federal payment source only if a TC 971 AC 062 or TC 670 DPC 18 or 19 posts. TC 972 AC 762 does not display. FPLP DETL levy is released and module is removed from the FPLP when a subsequent TC 972 AC 060 is systemically posted. IRM 5.11.7.2.3.4
SERVICE OF FEDCON LEVY
A federal contractor (FEDCON) levy is served to FMS if there is a federal contractor indicator (TC 971 AC 647) on the entity.
The 971 AC 677 generates a FEDCON post-levy CDP notice (CP 90C or 297C) and posts a TC 971 AC 069. The "Miscellaneous "
field will display the literal "SAL-OTH"
(which is a levy for all federal payment types except SSA or RRB.) The account will have a FPLP federal payment source
only if a TC 971 AC 062 or TC 670 DPC 18 or 19 posts. Reversal TC 972 AC 677 does not display. FPLP FEDCON levy is released and module is removed from the FPLP when a subsequent TC 972 AC 060 is systemically posted.
IRM 5.11.7.2.3.4
LEVY HIT
FPLP account will be posting a levied federal payment. (Subsequent TC 670 to follow.) The DLN displays the federal agency source; the type of federal payment and that a levy hit was found. The "XREF TIN"
field may display the primary or secondary/XREF TIN that receives the federal payment. The "Miscellaneous"
Federal payment levy hit posted in error. Reverses TC 971 AC 062.
POSTED DEFINITION REVERSAL DEFINITION REFERENCE
TC 670 DPC 18 or 19
FPLP LEVY PAYMENT POSTED
FPLP designated payment code. DPC 18 is from the primary TIN; DPC 19 is from the secondary or XREF SSN.
TC 672 - systemic reversal of TC 670 DPC 18 or 19. FPLP payment reversed by FMS due to non-entitlement claim initiated by
federal payment agency source. IRM 5.11.7.2.3.5
5.11.7.2.3.1 (08-28-2012)Case and Module Selection Process (TC 971 AC 060)
All delinquent modules that meet the selection criteria will be transmitted to FMS to be matched with federal payments. IRM 5.11.7.2.2.
Although a taxpayer may never receive a federal payment, their tax module may still meet the selection criteria and will be
transmitted to FMS to search for a possible future match.
If a module is selected, it remains in its original MF collection status. The module's collection status progression may
continue, i.e. account going from Status 22 to Status 26.
MF entity screens (IDRS cc IMFOL/BMFOL) will display the indicator FMS CD:1, and IDRS entity screens (cc ENMOD) will display
FMS-CD>1, if at least one module is selected with an unreversed TC 971 AC 060. If there are no modules selected, then the
indicator will display 0 or no digit.
Integrated Collection System (ICS) will display a red literal
" FPLP"
indicator on the case summary screens. The red "
is generated from the IDRS entity screen indicator FMS CD>1.
Not selected into the FPLP, but at one time was included. (Do not confuse this module value with the entity value of FMS CD:1 described in the previous paragraph.)
Currently selected into the FPLP and unreversed TC 971 AC 060 present on module.
MANUAL FPLP block (TC 971 AC 061) present on module
8, 9, B
SYSTEMIC FPLP block (TC 971 AC 061) (DLN has a series of 8s or 9s) present on module
Both MANUAL and SYSTEMIC FPLP block (2 or more unreversed TC 971 AC 061) present on module
The FPLP cases that are sent to FMS become part of the FMS National Interactive Delinquent Debtor Database (NIDDD) of U.S.
Federal debtors, which includes non-tax debtors. This FMS federal debtor database is shared with the GSA System for Award
Management (SAM) database. SAM (www.sam.gov) is the Federal government's centralized registrar database of taxpayer entities
who register to bid for a federal contract or grant. The SAM flags federal registrants who have federal debt in the FMS NIDDD,
including FPLP tax debt. The SAM record will indicate 'yes' or 'no' for a federal debt. No other debt information is provided.
If a registrant inquires about their debt flag, then FMS or GSA will refer them to the IRS to resolve their accounts. For
IRS tax debts, a taxpayer's debt flag will be removed when they are removed from the FPLP. 5.11.7.2.3.2 (08-12-2011)Matching Process (TC 971 AC 062) Once a tax module is selected for the FPLP, it is transmitted to FMS. If FMS identifies a Federal payment or source match,
then a TC 971 AC 062 will post on the module.
The DLN associated with TC 971 AC 062 will include information about: Federal payment agency source codes
If the module identified a match and/or an impending levy payment. Exhibit 5.11.7-5
TC 971 AC 062 Document Locator Number (DLN) Format of Federal Payment Type for the descriptive format of the TC 971 AC 062 DLN. Exhibit 5.11.7-6
Federal Payment Agency Identifier Code List,
for the type of federal payment and federal payment agency source. Note:
The federal payment agency source for federal salaries paid by NFC and NBC will only display the codes of NFC and NBC, rather
than the actual federal employer (or "suboffice"
code) of the federal employee taxpayer. Exhibit 5.11.7-1., FPLP - Federal Employee Salary Paying Agencies - NFC, NBC, GSA, DFAS, for the list of the federal agencies whose payroll is serviced by these salary paying agencies.
If the TC 971 AC 062 DLN indicates match - the TC will post on all FPLP modules. The "match"
TC 971 AC 062 will generate the FPLP notice process discussed below.
If the TC 971 AC 062 DLN indicates levy - then the TC will only post on the module intended for the levy payment. IRM 5.11.7.2.3.5.
Levy Payment Process.
5.11.7.2.3.3 (08-28-2012)FPLP Notice Process (TC 971 AC 069 or AC 169)
This subsection describes the FPLP notice process. IRM 5.11.7.2.4, FPLP Generated Notices and Appeal Rights, describes the notices in detail. The FPLP generates the following notices:
IRS Computer Paragraph (CP) Notice Number
TITLE OF NOTICEIRM 5.11.7.2.4
Notice Exhibit Reference
FPLP Pre-levy CDP Notice - "Final Notice, Notice of Intent to Levy and Notice of Your Right to a Hearing"
FPLP SSA Pre-levy Notice - "Final Notice Before Levy on Social Security Benefits"
FPLP Post-levy CDP Notice (DETL) - "Notice of Levy and Notice of Your Right to a Hearing"
Exhibit 5.11.7-9
FPLP Post-levy CDP Notice (FEDCON Levy) - "Notice of Levy and Notice of Your Right to a Hearing"
FPLP Levy Notice
Department of the Treasury, Financial Management Service (FMS) Notice
Exhibit 5.11.7-11
If a TC 971 AC 062 DLN match is posted, then Master File will systemically verify if a Final Notice, Notice of Intent to Levy and Notice of Your Right to a Hearing (CDP notice) had been issued by identifying an unreversed TC 971 AC 069 on the module. If a CDP notice was not issued, then
Master File will systemically generate a FPLP CDP final notice, either the Computer Paragraph notice (CP) 90 (IMF) or 297
(BMF), prior to the levy and post a TC 971 AC 069 on the module. On the IMF, the appropriate SSN(s) will be displayed on the
TC 971 AC 069 XREF field. Note:
For joint income tax liabilities on the IMF, even if the match is only on one of the spouses, both spouses will be issued
the CP 90 notice. The TC 971 AC 069 will post for each spouse.
If the match identifies a Social Security benefit payment, and an unreversed TC 971 AC 069 had been posted for at least ten
cycles (weeks), then prior to the levy, Master File will systemically generate an additional final notice to the Social Security
beneficiaries, either CP 91 (IMF) or 298 (BMF), Final Notice Before Levy on Social Security Benefits and post a TC 971 AC 169 on the module. The TC 971 AC 169 will display the TIN of the individual that matched with the Social
Security payment. Note:
On joint income tax liability accounts, the matched spouse's SSN will receive their own CP 91 with a copy going to the joint
spouse. This is because of the specific information listed on the notice. The 971 AC 169 XREF SSN will display the matched
For SSA levies issued after July 2005, the IMF will systemically generate another TC 971 AC 169 and reissue a CP 91 if 26
cycles or more have passed since a prior TC 971 AC 169.
CP 297A, Notice of Levy, Notice of Your Right to a Hearing, is issued after a FPLP DETL. CP 90C (or 297C), Notice of Levy, Notice of Your Right to a Hearing, is issued after a FPLP FEDCON levy. IRM 5.11.7.2.1. and the next subsection IRM 5.11.7.2.3.4, Levy Service Process (TC 971 AC 662, AC 762, AC 677).
Another taxpayer notice is issued by FMS when a Federal payment is levied. See IRM 5.11.7.2.3.5, Levy Payment Process, below.
5.11.7.2.3.4 (08-28-2012)Levy Service Process (TC 971 AC 662, AC 762, AC 677)
The FPLP will transmit (or "serve"
) a levy to FMS in the following situations. Note:
Even if FPLP levy has been served to FMS, the account will have a FPLP federal payment source only if a TC 971 AC 062 and/or
the FPLP payment transaction codes, are posted, as discussed in the next section. This is so that if a federal payment does
match in the future, the levy will attach to the payment at the time of disbursement. See IRM 5.11.7.2.3.5
FPLP Levy (Pre-levy CDP notice issued) - TC 971 AC 662 For federal payments other than Social Security, a levy will be transmitted to FMS at least ten (10) weeks from when Collection Due Process (CDP) CP 90 or 297, Final Notice, Notice of Intent to Levy and Your Right to a Hearing, or after any other CDP notice, such as the ACS LT 11 or field collection L1058 was issued (indicated by the unreversed TC
971 AC 069 posting cycle) and a CDP hearing was not requested. A FPLP levy TC 971 AC 662 will post on the module with either of the literals "SAL, OTH, RRB"
displayed in the Miscellaneous Field and TIN in the XREF TIN field. (See Exhibit 5.11.7-2 for the levy code literal meanings.) For Social Security payments matched, a FPLP levy will be transmitted to FMS at least eight (8) weeks but no more than twenty-six (26) weeks from when the CP
91 or 298, Final Notice Before Levy on Social Security Benefits, was issued (indicated by the unreversed TC 971 AC 169 posting cycle). A FPLP levy TC 971 AC 662 will post on the module with the literal "SSA"
displayed in the Miscellaneous Field and TIN in the XREF TIN field. FPLP Disqualified Employment Tax Levy (DETL) (Post-levy CDP issued) - TC 971 AC 762 For federal payments other than Social Security or RRB benefit payments, a FPLP DETL levy may also be transmitted to FMS on qualified BMF employment tax modules with MFT 01, 10, 11, 14 and 16. A
TC 971 AC 762 will post on the module, which will generate a post-levy CDP notice CP 297A and post a TC 971 AC 069. The taxpayer is provided
their CDP appeal rights after the levy. IRM 5.11.7.2.3.3, FPLP Notice Process (TC 971 AC 069 or AC 169). FPLP Federal Contractor Levy (FEDCON) (Post-levy CDP issued) - TC 971 AC 677 For federal payments other than Social Security or RRB benefit payments, a FPLP FEDCON levy may be issued to FMS on all BMF tax modules and IMF tax modules (excluding filing status 2, married filing
joint modules) if the entity is identified as a Federal contractor with an unreversed TC 971 AC 647 posted on the entity.
A TC 971 AC 677 will post on the module with the literals "SAL, OTH"
The taxpayer is provided their CDP appeal rights after the levy. IRM 5.11.7.2.3.3, FPLP Notice Process (TC 971 AC 069 or AC 169). Depending on a tax module’s levy qualifications, a single tax module could have any of the levy action codes at various times,
particularly if the module goes in and out of the FPLP; or a taxpayer’s multiple modules may each have different levy codes
The FPLP DETL (TC 971 AC 762) and FEDCON (TC 971 AC 677) levy processes occur after the issuance of a CP 504 on DETL modules.
The issuance of the CP 504 meets the 30-day pre-levy requirement of IRC 6331(d). Also, if a tax module qualifies for both
a DETL and FEDCON levy during the same cycle, then the DETL (TC 971 AC 762) will be selected first.
For joint income tax and sole proprietor tax liabilities, the FPLP levy cannot be issued only on one TIN of these modules.
All TINs in the tax modules or entity will be levied for their appropriate matched payments. The same process will occur when
releasing a FPLP levy on these particular modules. IRM 5.11.7.2.6.
For taxpayers who have multiple tax periods in either the IMF and/or BMF, the levy should only subject their federal payment
against one tax module at a time. That taxpayer's payment will not be levied more than the appropriate FPLP levy percentage
to pay more than one tax module at a time, regardless if the taxpayer's TIN is the primary, secondary and/or XREF TIN on any
tax module. Example:
Taxpayer Thomas Trout has delinquent IMF income tax liabilities under his SSN. He also owes delinquent BMF employment tax
liabilities as a sole proprietor, under his EIN and XREF SSN. Both his IMF and BMF tax modules are in the FPLP, with the BMF
modules in the FPLP first. Both IMF and BMF modules match with a OPM retirement payment under his SSN. After the appropriate
notices, the FPLP transmits levies on the IMF and BMF tax modules. The levies will attach 15% of the retirement payment. Since
the BMF module was in the FPLP first, the levy payment will apply first to the BMF module and the 15% levy payment will post
on that account. The IMF module will still have the open FPLP levy, but will not be double-paid or credited from that levy
payment. Levy payments will begin to post on the IMF modules after the BMF modules are fully paid.
If the FPLP levy is released, a TC 972 AC 060 will display to indicate the account is removed from the FPLP. A TC 972 AC 662/762/677
5.11.7.2.3.5 (08-28-2012)Levy Payment Process (TC 670 DPC 18 or DPC 19)
FMS has to process the various types of federal payment files within its processing cycles in order to meet the various payment
or disbursement dates. The levy must be processed by the cutoff date for it to attach the payment by the payment date. The
levy payment is then transmitted to the IRS and posted on the account on the taxpayer's payment date.
OPM (federal retirement income)
1st business date of each month 2 weeks before payment date
SSA (OASDI) benefits
3rd business date of each month;2nd, 3rd & 4th Wednesday of each month
6 business days before the payment date
RRB benefits (retirement annuity except Tier 2)
1st business date of each month 5 business days before the payment date
Biweekly 2 weeks before payment date
Defense and civilian agency contractor/vendor/supplier payments;Federal employee travel payments; "Miscellaneous"
payments; CMS Medicare provider payments;
Daily Cutoff dates vary; payments may be processed up to 30 days prior to payment date depending on invoice terms
FMS lets IRS know that the levy is being processed against a federal payment by a TC 971 AC 062, with its DLN indicating a
levy payment processed (or "1"
in the 13th DLN position) for that module. Exhibit 5.11.7-5.
TC 971 AC 062 (DLN) and Miscellaneous Field Format, for additional specific payment agency information . The payment will post on the payment date with a TC 670 DPC 18 (payment from the primary TIN) and/or DPC 19 (payment from
the secondary or XREF TIN) when FMS transmits the payment to the IRS through the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS).
Most of the FPLP levy payments will be 15% of the federal payment (or balance due, whichever is less). The exception will
be on federal contractor or vendor payments, i.e. account receivables, invoice payments, from taxpayers doing business with
the government, which will be 100% of the payment. IRM 5.11.7.2.1.1.
FMS will then send a notice to the taxpayer indicating the federal payment has been reduced because of the IRS FPLP levy.
IRM 5.11.7.2.4.
FPLP Generated Notices and Appeal Rights. Exhibit 5.11.7-11
FPLP Levy Notice - Department of the Treasury, Financial Management Service (FMS) Notice
. Inter-agency processing and timing constraints may delay some actions in this levy payment process: The TC 971 AC 062 may post before or after the TC 670. This is due to timing issues, because the TC 971 AC 062 is posted on
a weekly basis and the TC 670s are posted on a daily basis.
Although the TC 971 AC 062 DLN that indicates a levy payment was processed for the module, the federal payment may still not
be received from FMS due to programming interface constraints between the time the levy was transmitted by the FMS to the
payment agency to hold the payment and when the payment had been processed for disbursement. This may be the case on Defense
contractor/vendor payments.
FMS may systemically reverse a TC 670 DPC 18 or DPC 19 payment with TC 672 DPC 18 or DPC 19 when the federal payment agency determines the taxpayer was not entitled to the payment.
5.11.7.2.4 (08-28-2012)FPLP Generated Notice(s) and Appeal Rights
As discussed in the FPLP Notice Process section, there are five types of FPLP notices. Each notice is described in this subsection.
CP 90 (IMF) or 297 (BMF) - Final Notice, Notice of Intent to Levy and Notice of Your Right to a Hearing - Exhibit 5.11.7-7
The CP 90/297 will be generated by the MF (displayed with TC 971 AC 069) and mailed certified with a return receipt (Postal
Service (PS) Form 3811) through the IRS National Print Sites. The USPS return receipt will be systemically processed and the appropriate notice response TC 971 AC 066, 067, or 068 will
be posted on the account.
The CP 90/297 will display the balance due amounts and the appropriate ACS contact phone number for taxpayers to resolve the
case or exercise their appeal rights.
The notice will inform taxpayers of their right to appeal. Taxpayers may exercise their appeal rights, appropriately, through
the:Collection Appeals Program (CAP)Collection Due Process (CDP)Equivalent Hearing (Appeals request made after the 30 day CDP period and before one year from the date of CDP notice.)
If a Final Notice, Notice of Intent to Levy and Notice of Your Right to a Hearing (CP 90/297, Letter 1058, ACS LT 11) was issued prior to the last 180 days, a new warning of enforcement action does not have to be issued because this process
is a computer matching levy program. See IRM 5.11.1.2.2.7,Timeliness of Notice.
CP 91 (IMF) or 298 (BMF), Final Notice Before Levy on Social Security Benefits - Exhibit 5.11.7-8.
CP 91/298 is generated by the MF (displayed with TC 971 AC 169) and mailed regular mail. CP 91/298 displays the balance due
amounts and provides an additional 30 days after the CDP notice time frame to resolve the tax liability. These notices will
also have the appropriate 1-800 ACS contact phone number listed.
CP 91/298 specifically identifies the Social Security benefit payment that may be levied for 15% by indicating the taxpayer's
Claimant's Account Number (CAN) and the Beneficiary's Own Account Number (BOAN). The BOAN is always the taxpayer's SSN. These
numbers are systemically provided by FMS from SSA during the FPLP matching process to identify the taxpayer's Social Security
Starting July 2005, the IMF CP 91 will be considered aged and a new one will be reissued again prior to the levy if the previous
one is more than 26 cycles old. There is no CP 298 aging criterion for the BMF modules.
The notice will inform taxpayers of their right to appeal. Taxpayers may exercise their appeal rights through the following:Collection Appeals Program (CAP)Equivalent Hearing Request — if no prior CDP or Equivalent hearing on the FPLP periods.
CP 297A (BMF), Notice of Levy, Notice and Your Right to a Hearing -
Exhibit 5.11.7-9.
These notices inform the taxpayer that a levy has already been issued, and they may still exercise their appeal right as discussed
for the pre-levy CDP notice CP 90 (297).
CP 90C (IMF) or 297C (BMF), Notice of Levy, Notice and Your Right to a Hearing - Exhibit 5.11.7-10.
FPLP Levy Notice, Department of the Treasury Financial Management Service Notice - Exhibit 5.11.7-11.
This notice is generated by FMS and mailed to the taxpayer every time a payment is levied. At the top of the notice: FMS mails the notice to the taxpayer's address provided by the IRS (for electronic disbursements) or to the address provided
by the federal payment agency source (for paper check disbursements.)
At the bottom of the notice: the type of federal debt and the agency due the federal debt; the type, date and amount of the federal payment disbursement
and the paying federal agency; and then the amount levied.
In the middle of the notice:
- an 18 digit number that consists of the TIN type (0 for SSN; 2 for EIN), TIN (the primary TIN of the balance due tax period), MFT and tax period where the levied payment posted. TIN Number - this TIN Number is displayed only in SSN format (NNN-NN-NNNN), but the TIN can either be an SSN or EIN
. Also, the TIN Number is the matched TIN that is being levied for the payment. On joint income tax or sole proprietor liabilities,
this may be either the primary or secondary/XREF SSN. To confirm the TIN Number format, and whether the TIN is the primary
or secondary/XREF of the tax debt, research the Account Number on the notice. The FMS notice informs taxpayers to contact the following ACS addresses and phone numbers to resolve their account. If a taxpayer
calls the ACS phone number and the taxpayer case is assigned to a local field collection office, then ACS should refer the
taxpayer to the appropriate office. Taxpayer correspondence received at these addresses should be handled according to IRM
5.19.9.3, Liability Collection, Automated Levy Programs, FPLP, or forwarded to the appropriate office for resolution.(SBSE, Tax Exempt and Government Entities (TEGE), or Large Business and International (LB&I) taxpayers)Post Office Box 8208Bensalem PA 19020 - 82081-800-829-3903 or 215-516-2004 (International)
(W&I taxpayers)Post Office Box 219236 Stop 5050 Kansas City MO 64121–92361-800-829-7650 IRS employees are to process any appeals requests according to procedures in IRM 5.1.9, Field Collecting Procedures, Collection Appeal Rights or IRM 5.19.8, Liability Collection, Collection Appeal Rights.
Any time during the FPLP notice and levy process, taxpayers should be referred to the Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) for
assistance if the taxpayer's issue cannot be resolved the same day and it meets TAS case criteria (See IRM 13.1.7, Taxpayer Advocate Case Processing, TAS Case Criteria.) The definition of ‘same day’ is within 24 hours. "Same day"
cases include cases that can be completely resolved in 24 hours, as well as cases in which steps have been taken within
cases to TAS unless the taxpayer asks to be transferred to TAS and the case meets TAS criteria. Refer to IRM 13.1.7.4, Taxpayer Advocate Case Processing, TAS Case Criteria, Same-Day Resolution by Operations. Use Form 911, Request for Taxpayer Advocate Service Assistance (and Application for Taxpayer Assistance Order), and forward to TAS. Note:
If TAS has an open case and requests a collection hold on the account, it may be necessary to block or release the FPLP until
a resolution is reached. IRM 5.11.7.2.6., Blocking or Releasing FPLP Levy. While the IRS is not prohibited from taking levy enforcement actions, generally levies will not be issued on the modules
listed Form 911 that meet TAS criteria. TAS will notify the revenue officer when a Form 911 has been received and when it
has been resolved. If the RO believes levy action is necessary, TAS should be contacted and advised of Collection's planned
It may be necessary to block or release the case from the FPLP if a resolution is pending through the Appeals if no other
FPLP exclusionary criteria exist. (IRM 5.11.7.2.6.
Blocking or Releasing FPLP Levy)
5.11.7.2.5 (08-12-2011)Recognizing and Handling a FPLP Case
Revenue officers must recognize modules that have been placed in the FPLP and determine if this process will be part of their
strategy to resolve the case.
If revenue officers decide that modules should not be part of FPLP, then they will need to block or release the modules from the FPLP. Revenue officers must seek managerial
approval to block modules from being included in the FPLP. The approval request will be forwarded for managerial approval
through ICS. In the event the approval request is made on a paper document, the paper document should reflect the manager's
approval. IRM 5.11.7.2.6.
5.11.7.2.5.1 (08-28-2012)FPLP or Paper Levy (Form 668-A/668-W)
Whenever the FPLP indicator is present on a module, revenue officers may decide to levy the federal payment source through
the FPLP under IRC §6331(h) or through the traditional paper levy method using Form 668A or Form 668W under IRC 6331(a) or 6331(e). The FPLP will attach
the applicable 15% or 100% of the payment continuously through FMS as the central or disbursing agent for the federal payment
source. The paper levy method under IRC§ 6331(a), Levy and distraint, or IRC§ 6331(e),Continuing levy on salary and wages, using the Notice of Levy, Form 668-A or Form 668-W, respectively, will levy the federal payment source directly and attach the maximum amount allowed
under those statutes. The maximum amount of levy proceeds received from either levy method will depend on the type of federal
payment expected. Form 668-A or Form 668-W may not be used as a means to levy under the FPLP statute, IRC 6331(h).
Form 668-A or Form 668-W will have to be served or issued on the federal agency directly, not FMS. Prior to levying the federal
agency with Form 668-A or Form 668-W on either the primary or secondary taxpayer, the revenue officer must release or block
the module from FPLP . IRM 5.11.7.2.6., Blocking or Releasing FPLP Levy . Caution:
Electronic levies through the FPLP and paper levies issued under IRC§ 6331(a) or 6331(e) should not be issued or attach to the same federal payment source for the same payment. In this 'double levy' situation, if a paper
levy is issued to a federal agency while the taxpayer is being levied through the FPLP for the same payment, the federal agency
will return the paper levy to the originator with the exception of Social Security Administration (SSA) payments.IRM 5.11.7.2.2.2 Both levies should not be honored during the same time for the same payment by the federal payment agency. Only one levy
tool at a time should be honored. In order for the agency to honor the paper levy, allow at least thirty (30) days after the
module is removed from the FPLP (or thirty days after the TC 972 AC 060 posting date) to (re)issue a paper levy on the same
federal payment source. This will ensure that FMS or the federal agency source's records no longer have the FPLP in effect
and prevent a 'double levy'. If a 'double levy' does occur on the same federal payment pay date and the same pay date's proceeds are received from both levies, then IRM 5.11.7.2.7
Form 668-A or Form 668-W may be used as a levy tool on a case, in addition to the FPLP, as long as the Form 668A/W is not served on a federal payment source. For example, a Form 668-A may be sent to a bank account,
even if the taxpayer's federal payment is subject to the FPLP. If the Form 668-A or Form 668-W is served on a federal payment
source, and the taxpayer is also in the FPLP, then there is a chance the FPLP may also levy the same federal payment source
- which is prohibited based on the previous paragraph. Revenue officers cannot close a case module as a continuous FPLP levy using a Status 60 input. Status 60 is normally used for continuous levies or
installment agreements. The FPLP excludes Status 60 modules. In order to close a case that has an active FPLP levy module,
then consider the following: If a case has an active FPLP levy, and there is no cooperation or contact from the taxpayer, then determine if a paper levy
under IRC 6331(a) or (e) is necessary and convert the FPLP levy to the paper levy, as discussed above, in order to close out
the case through the continuous paper levy process. If a case has an active FPLP levy, with no further case action to be taken, and, if the taxpayer has agreed to the amount
of the FPLP continuous levy, then determine if an approved installment agreement can be established on the case. Continuous levies under IRC§ 6331(e) on the federal payment agency may still be issued using Form 668-W, and placed in Status
60. See IRM 5.11.5, Notice of Levy, Levy on Wages, Salary and Other Income.
5.11.7.2.6 (08-12-2011)Blocking or Releasing FPLP Levy
The criteria and delegation authority for release of levy will not change for the FPLP. See IRM 5.11.2, Serving Levies, Releasing Levies and Returning Property. Note:
There will be instances where the FPLP may be released on certain cases based on reasons not defined in IRM 5.11.2. IRM 5.11.7.2.6.1., Requesting Assistance from the FPLP Coordinator on Certain Emergency Levy Release Situations. The FPLP levy can only be released electronically. Do not use the Form 668–D, Release of Levy/Release of Property from Levy, as the means to release the levy from FMS or the federal payment agency source. Caution:
FMS and other federal agencies will not process the Form 668–D on a FPLP levy and will return it to its originator.
As discussed in IRM 5.11.7.2.3.4 , both spouses' SSNs on joint income tax liabilities will be part of the FPLP, and both may
be receiving federal payments that are being levied simultaneously. If a levy release is warranted on either of the spouses,
then the FPLP will be released on both. The FPLP cannot levy only one or the other spouse's federal payment. Another levy
tool, i.e. Form 668-W or Form 668-A, may need to be issued to attach the leviable spouse's federal payment. IRM 5.11.7.2.5.1.
FPLP Exclusion Transaction Code: FPLP levies can only be released by posting a transaction code (TC) that would exclude the taxpayer from the FPLP as discussed
in IRM 5.11.7.2.2.1. Exhibit 5.11.7-3.
FPLP Exclusion Criteria. Posting a FPLP exclusion TC will generate a TC 972 AC 060, which reverses the existing TC 971 AC 060, and releases the levy.
Taxpayer E. Rockfish is being levied through the FPLP. Revenue Officer I. Salmon determined that Taxpayer Rockfish's case
will be resolved as Currently Not Collectible (CNC) unable to pay and inputs a CNC TC 530 CC 24. Once the TC 530 cc 24 is
posted, it will generate a TC 972 AC 060 indicating the module is released from the FPLP.
FPLP Block Transaction Code TC 971 AC 061: If a FPLP exclusion TC is not yet warranted on a taxpayer's case, then input the automated levy block, TC 971 AC 061, on
each appropriate module that should not be levied. Posting the TC 971 AC 061 will either generate a TC 972 AC 060 (which reverses
the existing TC 971 AC 060) or blocks the module from the FPLP and not allow a TC 971 AC 060 to post. There is no need to
input both a FPLP exclusion TC and TC 971 AC 061. TC 971 AC 061 can be input via ICS or Form 4844. IRM 5.11.7.2.3.1., Case and Module Selection Process (TC 971 AC 060), for block indicators that should display on the module. Example:
Revenue Officer I. Wahoo has a Status 26 FPLP case module on Taxpayer E. Rockfish. Revenue Officer Wahoo is in contact with
Taxpayer Rockfish, and is in the middle of making a collection determination based on the financial condition of Taxpayer
Rockfish. He has asked for additional financial information and for Taxpayer Rockfish to file delinquent returns by a certain
due date. Since RO Wahoo is waiting for the information and not taking any enforcement action, RO Wahoo inputs a TC 971 AC
061 on each affected module to remove (or release) the accounts from the FPLP. The TC 971 AC 061 generates a TC 972 AC 060
to indicate the module is removed/released from the FPLP.
Revenue Officer T. Snapper does not want his taxpayer's new Status 21 balance due module going into the FPLP when it changes
to Status 26 because he is working with the taxpayer. After managerial approval, Revenue Officer Snapper will request or input
TC 971 AC 061 on the Status 21.
Taxpayer K. Dory who has modules in the FPLP with TC 971 AC 060, requests an OIC. Revenue Officer C. Mackerel inputs a pending
OIC (TC 480) on all the modules. Since TC 480 is a FPLP exclusion TC, it will generate a TC 972 AC 060; therefore TC 971 AC
061 is not necessary and must not be input.
A manually input TC 971 AC 061 will also block the module from going into the State Income Tax Levy Program (SITLP) and Alaska
Permanent Fund Dividend Levy Program (AKPFD).
Any manually input TC 971 AC 061 will expire after 52 cycles. To keep the module blocked, another TC 971 AC 061 will need
to be re-input and posted prior to the expiration of the previous TC 971 AC 061. Example:
In cycle 200815, Revenue Officer B. Eel receives a status 26 case from status 24 queue. The case was already in the FPLP while
in status 24, although no federal payments were matched or levied yet. Revenue Officer Eel does not want to use the FPLP as
a collection tool yet, and after managerial approval, manually inputs a TC 971 AC 061 to hold off any possible FPLP action.
In cycle 200910, Revenue Officer Eel is continuing to investigate the case and still does not want the case to go through
the FPLP. The revenue officer re-inputs the TC 971 AC 061 in cycle 200910, because the TC 971 AC 061 from cycle 200815 will
expire in 200914 (52 cycles). Example:
Revenue Office Pike has been waiting for financial documents from his taxpayer, along with other internal case investigation
information. There is a TC 971 AC 061 posted on his taxpayer's status 26 modules in order to prevent the FPLP. He recognizes
that the TC 971 AC 061 was posted 45 cycles ago, and also realizes he will not receive the case information for another several
weeks. Since the original TC 971 AC 061 will expire in 7 cycles, RO Pike requests another TC 971 AC 061 on the modules. The exclusion TC or TC 971 AC 061 will generate the TC 972 AC 060 one cycle later. The TC 972 AC 060 must post on the account before the next
payment is processed by FMS to prevent the levy on the next payment. FMS has different processing cutoff dates for each payment
type: FEDERAL PAYMENT
Biweekly 14 days before payment date
payments;CMS Medicare provider payments
Daily Cutoff dates vary; payments may be processed up to 30 days prior to payment date The following eight (8) examples in the next few sections describe when the automated levy release will take effect based
on the payment processing cutoff chart described above; when it may be necessary to request a FPLP coordinator to 'rescind'
the levy (as discussed in the next subsection) so that the next scheduled payment for the taxpayer is not levied; and when
it may be necessary to determine if the levy payment should be returned, based on timing. Note:
Taxpayer Sandra Salmon dba Salmon Fishing has a delinquent Form 941 (MFT 01) for 200812 in Status 26, and Form 1040 (MFT 30)
for 200812 in Status 26. Taxpayer Salmon no longer owns the business, but she does receive an OPM retirement payment the 1st
of each month. Her November 1 OPM payment is levied through FPLP for her MFT 01 for 200812. She calls the IRS on November
2 to request an installment agreement and gets approved for it. On November 2, the revenue officer inputs a Status 60 and/or TC 971 AC 063 on her delinquent modules, which will release the FPLP levy.When will the automated levy release take effect?
The Status 60 (or TC 971 AC 063) posts on the Master File. Based on the Master File posting cycle calendar, this will generate
and post a TC 972 AC 060 on November 12, indicating the FPLP is released. The TC 972 AC 060 will post prior to the payment
processing cutoff date, which is 2 weeks prior to her next OPM payment on December 1. In this example, the cutoff off date
is November 16. Taxpayer Salmon's December 1 OPM payment should not be levied since the FPLP exclusion TC (Status 60 or TC
971 AC 063) and FPLP reversal TC (TC 972 AC 060) are posted before the processing cutoff time frame stated above.
Taxpayer Harry Halibut has a delinquent Form 1040 (MFT 30) for 200812 in Status 26. Taxpayer Halibut receives a SSA benefit
payment on the fourth Wednesday of each month. His March SSA payment is levied through FPLP. He calls the IRS on March 31
to request and is granted an unable to pay hardship determination. On March 31, the revenue officer inputs a TC 530 CC 25, which will release the FPLP levy. When will the automated levy release take effect?
The TC 530 CC 25 posts on the Master File. Based on the Master File posting cycle calendar, this will generate and post a
TC 972 AC 060 on April 9. The TC 972 AC 060 posting date is prior to the cut off date, which is 6 business dates before his
next scheduled SSA payment (fourth Wednesday) in April. In this example, the fourth Wednesday in April is April 25, and the
cutoff date is April 18. Therefore, the April SSA payment will not be levied. Example:
Taxpayer Catch-A-Cod LLC (which is an association corporation with shareholders) has multiple delinquent Form 941s (MFT 01)
for all quarters in 2006 through 2009 - all in Status 26. Catch-A-Cod receives federal contractor payments from the Department
of Agriculture on various payment dates (depending on when the taxpayer submits invoices to Agriculture) since September 2010.
The taxpayer's federal contractor payment disbursements due to be paid on October 5 and payment dates thereafter were levied
through the FPLP. On October 15, the taxpayer's power of attorney requests a release of levy, and applies for and is able
to acquire a processible offer-in-compromise from the revenue officer. On October 15, the revenue officer inputs a TC 480
on all the delinquent modules, which will release the FPLP levy. When will the automated levy release take effect?
The TC 480 posts on the Master File. Based on the Master File posting cycle calendar, this will generate and post a TC 972
AC 060 on October 25. Since the payment dates on federal contractor payments vary (depending on the payment terms in the contract),
it will be difficult to determine which federal payment that is due to the taxpayer, will not be continuously levied. Though
the TC 972 AC 060 officially posted on October 25, and is removed from the FPLP, there may be invoices and payments already
in process with the levy still in effect prior to October 25. The taxpayer should contact their contracting officer to see
when the FPLP levy has been released from their future payments processed after October 25. Example:
Taxpayer Tracy Trout has delinquent Form 1040s (MFT 30) for 200612 through 200912 in Status 26. Taxpayer Trout works for the
State Department as a federal employee, and receives her federal salary every two weeks on Tuesday. Her May 10 salary payment
was levied through the FPLP, and her next pay date is May 24. On May 13 she calls the IRS to request and is granted an installment
agreement. The revenue officer inputs TC 971 AC 063 and Status 60 on her accounts on May 13, which will release the FPLP levy. When will the automated levy release take effect?
The TC 971 AC 063 posts on the Master File. Based on the Master File posting cycle calendar, this will generate and post a
TC 972 AC 060 on May 27. Taxpayer Trout's next pay date on May 24 will still be levied since the processing cutoff date chart above indicates the TC
972 060 should post at least 14 days before the next pay date to avoid the levy - in this case, it should have posted by May
14. The levy release will be in effect for her next pay date on June 7 in the process discussed in the next paragraph.
If the processing cutoff date is missed, then the automated levy release will be effective for the payments thereafter. IRM 5.11.7.2.7.
Returning FPLP Levy Proceeds, to determine if the levied payment may be returned via the manual refund process due to these timing issues.
Taxpayer Albert Almond has a delinquent Form 1040 (MFT 30) for 200712 in Status 26. Taxpayer Almond receives a OPM benefit
payment on the 1st of each month. His July 1 OPM payment is levied through FPLP. On July 15, Taxpayer Almond calls the IRS
to request an installment agreement and gets approved for it. The IRS employee inputs a Status 60 on July 15, which generates and posts a TC 972 AC 060. When will the automated levy release take effect?
The TC 972 AC 060 will post on July 29 based on the Master File posting cycle chart. Based on the payment processing cutoff
date table, the TC 972 AC 060 posted on July 29 will not post in time to prevent his August 1 OPM payment from being levied.
In order for the FPLP levy to not take the taxpayer's August 1 OPM payment, the TC 972 AC 060 should have been posted at least
14 business days before August 1, which is July 18. The TC 972 AC 060 will post on the module in time to prevent his September
1 OPM payment from being levied. If the taxpayer's financial situation warrants a return of levy proceeds from the August
1 OPM payment, then the criteria and procedures under IRM 5.11.7.2.7 must be followed. Example:
Taxpayer Cathy Cashew has a delinquent Form 1040 (MFT 30) for 200812 in Status 24. Taxpayer Cashew receives a SSA benefit
payment on the 3rd of each month. Her December 3rd SSA payment is levied through FPLP. She calls the IRS on January 1 to request
and is approved for a hardship determination. The IRS employee inputs a TC 530 CC 32 on January 1, which will generate and
post a TC 972 AC 060. When will the automated levy release take effect?
The TC 530 CC 32 and the TC 972 AC 060 will not be posted until the Master File 'dead cycle' period is completed (which is
after cycle 04, and in this example is January 23.) The TC 972 AC 060 will not be posted in time to 'save' the January 3rd
SSA payment from being levied. In order for the FPLP levy to not take the taxpayer's January 3 SSA payment, the TC 972 AC
060 should have been posted at least 6 business days before January 3, which is the processing cutoff time frame discussed
in the table above. In this example, the cutoff date for the January 3 payment is December 24. The TC 972 AC 060 will post
on the module on January 23 which is in time to prevent her February 3 SSA payment from being levied. The cutoff date for
the February 3 payment is January 26. If the taxpayer's financial situation warrants a return of levy proceeds from the January
3rd SSA payment, then the criteria and procedures under IRM 5.11.7.2.7 must be followed. If the TC is not posted by the processing cutoff date or cannot be posted because of the Master File 'dead cycles' during
the first two or three cycles of each year, and to avoid the next scheduled federal payment from being levied, then the FPLP
levy may need to be released by the FPLP coordinator as discussed in the next section. 5.11.7.2.6.1 (08-12-2011)Requesting Assistance from the FPLP Coordinator on Certain Emergency Levy Release Situations
Each SBSE Collection Advisory Insolvency and Quality (AIQ) office has a locally designated FPLP coordinator who will have
real-time secured web access to the FMS database system in order to temporarily release or "rescind"
a levy during certain situations discussed below. On the IRS intranet Servicewide Electronic Research Program (SERP) page,
under "Who/Where"
, there is a current listing of the FPLP coordinators based on geographical location.
As discussed in the previous subsection, a FPLP levy is released by posting a FPLP exclusion TC (i.e. Status 60) or FPLP block
(TC 971 AC 061) on the account. Those TCs will generate the TC 972 AC 060 indicating the FPLP levy is released. If the TC
972 AC 060 has not yet posted to release the levy and the taxpayer's next payment is imminent, then to avoid that payment
from being levied, a levy release request to the local FPLP coordinator may be necessary. (See IRM 5.11.7.2.6.2, FPLP Coordinator
Duties.) The FPLP coordinator may be able to 'rescind' the levy through the FMS database system in time to save the next payment
from being levied but only if there is still time to input the 'rescind' action prior to the payment processing cutoff chart
discussed above. The " rescind"
input must be completed before the payment cutoff date as discussed above in IRM 5.11.7.2.6 (7). Most of the time, the FPLP coordinator 'rescind' action can be done only on payments paid 'monthly', such as the OPM retirement
payments or SSA benefit payments. Since federal salaries and contractor/vendor payments are paid more often and their processing
cutoff dates shortened or unknown, then the systemic levy release will usually not be effective until after 2 cycled pay dates.
Taxpayer D. Oilfish has a delinquent Form 1040 (MFT 30) for 200812 in Status 26. Taxpayer Oilfish receives an OPM retirement
payment the 1st of each month. Her November 1 OPM payment is levied through FPLP. She calls the IRS on November 10 to request
an installment agreement and gets approved for it. On November 10, the revenue officer inputs a Status 60 and/or TC 971 AC 063, which will release the FPLP levy.Will the 'rescind' release the next payment from the levy?
The Status 60 (or TC 971 AC 063) should post on the Master File, and will generate and post a TC 972 AC 060 to indicate the
FPLP is released. Based on the Master File posting cycle chart, the TC 972 AC 060 will post on November 21. The TC 972 AC
060 will not post in time to release the levy on her December 1 OPM payment prior to the processing cutoff date of date of
November 17. The TC 972 AC 060 should have posted at least 14 days prior to the December 1 payment date. If the taxpayer wants
to 'save' her December 1 OPM payment from being levied, then the revenue officer should request the FPLP coordinator 'rescind'
the levy on November 10. Since November 10 'rescind' input through the FMS system is before the November 17 processing cutoff
date (or more than 14 days before the December 1 payment date), then the December 1 OPM payment will not be levied. The TC
972 AC 060 will have posted in time so that the January 1 OPM payment is not levied. Example:
Taxpayer I. Skipjack has a delinquent Form 1040 (MFT 30) for 200812 in Status 26. Taxpayer Skipjack receives a SSA benefit
payment on the 3rd of each month. His March 3 SSA payment is levied through FPLP. He calls the IRS on March 16 to request
and is granted an unable to pay hardship determination. The revenue officer inputs a TC 530 CC 24 on March 16, which will generate the TC 972 AC 060 and release the FPLP levy. Will the 'rescind' release the next payment from the levy?
The TC 530 CC 25 posts on the Master File, which will generate and post the TC 972 AC 060 on March 30 based on the Master
File posting cycle chart. Based on the processing cutoff date chart, the TC 972 AC 060 will not post in time to release the
levy prior to the taxpayer's next SSA payment on April 3. The TC 972 AC 060 should have posted at least 6 business days prior
to the April 3 payment date or which is, in this example, March 26. If the taxpayer wants to 'save' his April 3 SSA payment
from being levied, then the revenue officer should request the FPLP coordinator 'rescind' the levy on March 16. Since March
16 'rescind' input through the FMS system is before the March 26 processing cutoff date (or more than 6 business days before
the April 3 SSA payment date), then the April 3 SSA payment will not be levied. The TC 972 AC 060 will be posted in time so
that the May 3 SSA payment is not levied.
The levy "rescind"
on the FMS database is temporary only, and effective at the time of the input until the next time the FMS database is
updated with taxpayer information from the Master File, which is usually every week. The FPLP coordinator's "rescind"
input in the FMS database will not upload to IDRS or MF. Caution:
Since the FMS database is updated weekly with the current taxpayer information from the Master File, the " rescind"
action by the FPLP coordinator will only last until the database is updated again, which is usually the following week.
It may take up to 3 cycles before the FMS database receives the FPLP reversal TC 972 AC 060, and it may be necessary to request
the rescind as often as necessary until the TC 972 AC 060 posts. It will be the responsibility of the employee requesting
the "rescind"
to monitor the exclusion TC and FPLP reversal TC 972 AC 060.
To release a FPLP levy through the FPLP coordinator's rescind input in the above situations, prepare Form 4844 and send it to the FPLP coordinator. Call the FPLP coordinator to ensure
receipt of Form 4844, and keep a copy of the form. Indicate on Form 4844: Under "Remarks"
— FPLP Levy Release
If a TC 971 AC 061 FPLP block is required on the modules and cannot be input via ICS, then use a separate Form 4844 and forward
it to the appropriate area, i.e. Case Processing. Do not send this FPLP block request to the FPLP coordinator. See the subsection
for the FPLP coordinator duties.
Do not prepare a Form 668–D, Release of Levy/Release of Property from Levy, for FMS or any federal payment agency to release a FPLP levy.
open bankruptcy situations: Insolvency personnel should refer to IRM 5.9.4.4.4, Common Bankruptcy Issues, Federal Payment Levy Program. Under certain conditions, the FPLP coordinator may facilitate the release from the FMS database system. Insolvency units
will also input the TC 520, which will systemically generate a TC 972 AC 060 and reverse the module out of the FPLP,
Another situation is based on a Treasury and Defense Department (DoD) agencies' interagency agreement regarding the 100% FPLP
levy on Defense contractor payments. Those levies will be considered for emergency release based on national security concerns
due to the contractor’s inability to perform their contract, OR that the levy will jeopardize contract performance and impose
significant additional costs to the Federal government. If a taxpayer claims either of these situations, then collection field
function employees should take the following actions: Inform the taxpayer to contact their DoD contracting officer (CO).The DoD CO should have pre-established communication channels
within the DoD and DFAS about these issues. If necessary, DoD may inform the IRS/FPLP headquarters, in writing, of the necessity of a particular contract to be performed
and not levied due to national security interest or the significant additional financial cost to the Federal government, and
formally request the levy release and/or return of levy proceeds of that particular contractor/taxpayer.
When DoD informs FPLP headquarters, FPLP headquarters will then contact the FPLP coordinator, based on the taxpayer location.
The coordinator will initiate expedited handling of the case and direct contact from IRS to that particular contractor/taxpayer.
IRM 5.11.7.2.6.3.
Disagreements over these decisions or the need for additional financial information from the taxpayer as part of negotiating
for these decisions will be handled on a case by case situation.
While the taxpayer pursues this action to get the levy released, Collection should continue with standard operating procedures
for collection, which may include allowing the levy to continue.
Collection or the FPLP coordinator should not
release or block the levy solely due to the taxpayer’s claim for these reasons. The levy release determination will be based on DoD communication through IRS/FPLP
headquarters, and the case will be handled accordingly.
5.11.7.2.6.2 (08-12-2011)FPLP Coordinator Duties
As indicated above, each SBSE Collection Advisory Insolvency and Quality (AIQ) office has a locally designated FPLP coordinator
who will have on-line and real-time access to the FMS database system in order to temporarily release or "rescind"
a levy during certain situations.
FPLP coordinators will have and should maintain their computer web access to the FMS website, known as the FMS In Touch - Client Server and the Treasury Offset Program (TOP) taxpayer database, in order to input (aka "rescind"
) emergency or stop-gap FPLP levy release requests. On the IRS intranet Servicewide Electronic Research Program (SERP)
page, under "Who/Where"
, there is a current listing of the FPLP coordinators.
The FPLP coordinators are not required to input the TC 971 AC 061 block/release or any other TC excluding the account from
the FPLP. It is the responsibility of the operational/functional (i.e. Collection Field, TAS, TAC) employee resolving the
case to input or forward it to the appropriate unit, i.e. Case Processing.
Form 4844 will serve as the input document for the FPLP coordinator. The coordinator will sign onto the FMS system and rescind
all the modules from the levy. Coordinators should follow IRM 1.15.28.1, Records Control Schedule for Collection, for document retention guidelines.
The FPLP coordinator is not responsible for authorizing the levy release. Coordinators should also provide subject matter support for the operating and functional divisions, and should also contact
the FPLP headquarters staff for clarity and guidance.
In rare instances and under the guidance of FPLP headquarters staff, the coordinators may be delegated to coordinate FPLP
case-related recovery efforts of systemic erroneous levy situations or expedited case handling. IRM 5.11.7.2.6.3., Additional FPLP Coordinator Duties for Certain Expedited Case Handling.
5.11.7.2.6.3 (08-12-2011)Additional FPLP Coordinator Duties for Certain Expedited Case Handling FPLP headquarters will initiate these necessary steps with the local FPLP coordinator, in order to facilitate expedited case
handling of certain FPLP cases.
The local FPLP coordinator will open a NFOI 148, Lien Priority Other, note the case history and initiate a mandatory outgoing
Advisory Courtesy Investigation to the collection field function (or to the assigned revenue officer of the case), in order
to make contact with the taxpayer. The group manager assigning the investigation should advise the revenue officer that because
of the sensitive nature of the investigation, contact with the taxpayer will generally be made within three (3) work days
The following subsections outline the rare situations and procedures that require expedited case handling through the FPLP
5.11.7.2.6.3.1 (08-12-2011)National Security Reasons
Currently, expedited FPLP case handling has been established for national security reasons requested by the Department of
Defense (DoD). IRM 5.11.7.2.6.1.
Requesting Assistance from the FPLP Coordinator on Certain Emergency Levy Release Situations. The issuance of the mandatory NFOI should only be the case when standard operating procedures do not apply for levy relief
outlined in IRM 5.11.2.2. The mandatory NFOI must include the following three objectives for this expedited case handling:
the return of levied proceeds determination and/or processing, if applicable; and resolving the collection case.
FPLP headquarters will contact the local FPLP coordinator to release the FPLP levy and/or block the FPLP with TC 971 AC 061
or the appropriate exclusion TC through the appropriate Case Processing campus site, or assigned revenue officer. There may
be situations where the levy will not be fully released, but where it is agreed that only a partial amount (less than 100%)
may still be levied. There will be no NFOI levy release determination necessary from the collection field function; the local
FPLP coordinator will open a 193 Lien/Levy module and note the case history. The levy release, as determined by IRS FPLP headquarters,
should be completed within 48 hours of DoD's request. For the return of levied proceeds, if applicable, IRS FPLP headquarters will request FMS to electronically return the proceeds
(full or partial) to the taxpayer directly. (Standard IRS manual refund procedures of these levied proceeds will not be initiated
in these situations.) There will be no NFOI determination necessary from the collection field function; the local FPLP coordinator
will open a 193 Lien/Levy module and note the case history. The return of levied proceeds will be indicated with a TC 672
DPC 18 and will be electronically refunded by FMS back to the taxpayer’s financial account to which it would have originally
been deposited - usually within 48 hours from the time FMS receives the request from the IRS.
The case will still need to be resolved through the ICS mandatory NFOI by the collection field function or assigned revenue
officer. This mandatory NFOI will require expedited handling to ensure resolution of the case in order to satisfy any outstanding
national security and interagency concerns.
5.11.7.2.6.3.2 (08-12-2011)Significant Additional Costs to the Federal Government (Defense Contracts)
Besides national security, the IRS has also agreed to review case situations requested by the DoD where the FPLP levy would
jeopardize the performance of a Defense contract and produce a significant additional cost to the Federal government.
FPLP headquarters will contact the local FPLP coordinator to facilitate the issuance of an outgoing OI to the collection field
function. The collection field function should make contact with the taxpayer generally within 48 hours of receipt of the
OI, make a levy release determination and notify FPLP headquarters. The levy release determination should take into consideration
the mitigating circumstances presented by the DoD due to the potential loss to the Federal government. If the levy release
is warranted, then process the release. IRM 5.11.7.2.6.
Blocking or Releasing FPLP Levy. There may be situations where the levy will not need to be fully released when it is agreed that only a partial amount (less
than 100%) may still be levied. In order to receive only a partial amount of the FPLP levy payment under these reasons, the
100% FPLP payment will need to be posted, and then a partial return of levy proceeds should be processed The return of levy proceeds, if warranted, will also be considered on a case by case basis by the collection field function
and if returning the (partial or full) proceeds is warranted, then process through the standard manual refund procedures within
IRS. IRM 5.11.7.2.7.
Returning FPLP Levy Proceeds.
The case will still need to be resolved through the mandatory OI by the collection field function. This mandatory OI will
require expedited handling to ensure resolution of the case in order satisfy any outstanding interagency concerns. Note:
In these situations, it is the IRS contacting the taxpayer regarding the levy relief, and not the taxpayer contacting the
IRS. Therefore, during the course of resolving the case in either situation, if the taxpayer does not make the concerted effort
to contact and/or resolve the case with the revenue officer, it may be necessary to contact FPLP headquarters through the
FPLP coordinator to determine if the FPLP should continue and to consider its impact with the DoD. Contact may be made with
DoD as long as third party contact provisions are satisfied.
5.11.7.2.6.4 (08-12-2011)Removal (Reversal) of the FPLP Block with TC 972 AC 061
Revenue officers may manually reverse any TC 971 AC 061 with a TC 972 AC 061, at anytime during their collection case strategy in order to place the module into the FPLP. (The DLN in the TC 972
AC 061 will display a random series of numbers.) The module should then be systemically selected into the FPLP, as along as
the FPLP selection criteria is met. IRM 5.11.7.2.2.
As discussed in IRM 5.11.7.2.2.4, Modules Systemically Blocked From FPLP, Indian Tribal Government's delinquent accounts are systemically blocked from the FPLP. Collection employees must contact
the ITG specialist assigned to the Tribe prior to reversing the FPLP block on an ITG case. Refer to IRM 5.1.12.24, Indian Tribal Governments.
Expiration of manually input TC 971 AC 061 block: Any manual input of TC 971 AC 061 will systemically expire 52 cycles later.
The DLN in TC 972 AC 061 will display a series of "8"
If the FPLP block is still needed, the collection employee will need to manually input the TC 971 AC 061 again before the
TC 972 AC 061 posts.
Status update change: When a FPLP module that has either a systemic or manual TC 971 AC 061, moves into a non-FPLP status,
i.e. Status 58 or Status 72, it is systemically reversed with TC 972 AC 061. The DLN in the TC 972 AC 061 will display a series
of 9s.
If a FPLP module has a manual TC 971 AC 061 block and then updates to a non-FPLP status, then the expiration rule to systemically
unblock will take precedence.
Certain Status 22 (ACS) inventories, including most FERDI cases. See IRM 5.19.9.3.2.3. The DLN in the TC 972 AC 061 will display
a random series of numbers.
5.11.7.2.7 (08-28-2012)Returning FPLP Levy Proceeds
There may be situations where a levied payment may be returned. Returning the levied proceeds must be approved by the delegating
official authorized to return levy proceeds as directed under Delegation Order 5-3 and in accordance with IRM 5.11.2.3, Returning Levied Property to the Taxpayer. Process the return of FPLP levy proceeds using the manual refund procedures found in IRM 5.1.12.20, Cases Requiring Special Handling, Manual Refund.
In situations due to timing issues, where a levy has been released and the levied payment has already been processed by FMS, but not yet transmitted to the IRS by the pay date, the levied
payment may be returned to the taxpayer in accordance with IRM 5.11.2.3. There may be other situations, as discussed in IRM
5.11.2.3, where the levied proceeds that had already been received prior to the levy release may be returned to the taxpayer and a manual refund processed. Note:
In situations where the levy was released due to a finding of economic hardship or because the taxpayer entered into an installment
agreement, the levied payment may be returned to the taxpayer; generally, it is in the Government's best interest to do so.
See IRM 5.11.2.3.1 (4). However, if the taxpayer requests that the IRS keep the funds, the IRS should follow the taxpayer's
In situations where a paper levy and FPLP levy attached the same federal payment simultaneously (known as a 'double levy')
and both levies' proceeds from the same pay date are posted on the account, then the paper levy proceeds will need to be returned
in accordance with IRM 5.11.2.3. Both levies should not be in effect on the same payment, where 15% of the payment was attached
by the FPLP and the paper levy attaches the remaining amount (or however the federal payment agency calculated the payment
to satisfy both the levies). Since the paper levy should not have been issued because the FPLP is indicated on the account,
then the paper levy proceeds need to be refunded, as the administrative procedures were not followed to prevent simultaneous
or 'double' levies. In certain situations, the FPLP levy proceeds may be returned in lieu of the paper levy proceeds, particularly
if the FPLP is removed (released or blocked) from the account, and the paper levy is attaching the federal payment. Example:
Taxpayer J. Flounder's federal employee salary payment for July 2006 was levied for 15% through the FPLP, but a paper levy
was also issued by Revenue Officer L. Lemonsole, which attached the remaining amount. Revenue Officer Lemonsole did not block
(TC 971 AC 061) the FPLP prior to issuing the paper levy and did not put the paper levy in continuous levy (Status 60) status
to prevent the FPLP. Taxpayer Flounder's employer did not stop the paper levy disbursement, and remitted Taxpayer Flounder's
salary proceeds for the paper levy while the FPLP systemically levied also. The paper levy proceeds should be returned and
refunded to Taxpayer Flounder, along with releasing the paper levy.
In the above situations, if the tax module is or will be full paid or satisfied from the delayed posting of the payment and/or from other credits regardless if the federal payment
is subsequently returned, then it is necessary to ensure the applicable Notice of Federal Tax Lien is manually released even
while the account adjustments are pending. See IRM 5.12.3.2.1 regarding the necessity of a manual lien release. Employees
of functions with access to the Automated Lien System (ALS) will input lien release requests in these situations. For those
functions that do not have access to ALS, determine the Centralized Case Processing Lien Units (CCP-LU) contact on the IRS
intranet by going to: IRS Intranet Homepage
5.11.7.3 (08-24-2007)Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend Levy Program
The Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend (AKPFD) Levy Program is an automated levy program, which operates in conjunction with the
State of Alaska, Department of Revenue, Permanent Fund Dividend Division (PFDD).
Information pertaining to the AKPFD criteria, process and procedures can be found under IRM 5.19.9, Collection, Liability Collection, Automated Levy Programs. Exhibit 5.11.7-1 FPLP - Federal Employee Salary Paying Agencies: NFC, NBC, GSA, DFAS (0407) NFC PAID AGENCIES
Forest Service Farm Service Agency
Library of Congress Minority Business Development Agency
Office of Communications Office of Compliance Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Peace Corps U.S./Saudi Arabian Joint Commission On Economic Cooperation
Reading is Fundamental Risk Management Agency
Transportation Security Administration Technology Administration Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
US Capitol Police US Mint
US Trustee Program Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (Federal)
(O801) NBC PAID AGENCIES Arctic Research Commission
Bureau of Reclamation Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board
Presidio Trust Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
Railroad Retirement Board Reminder:
Employee salaries OM0
Office of Personnel Management Reminder:
Employee salaries AB1 through AB6
American Battles Monuments Commission
U.S. Institute of Peace (Some employees may not be citizens and not subject to TOP)
Defense Facilities Nuclear Safety Board (paid allowances, not salaries) BH0
Commission for the Preservation of American's Heritage Abroad
CO0 FN0 SC0
Import/Export Bank of the U.S.
Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in Nat'l Environmental Policy fund
Appraisal Subcommittee/Federal Financial Institutions Exam Council GE0
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation GO0
Committee for Purchase From People who are Blind or Severely Disabled HW0
Former President Annuitant (1099 income)
ZL0 ZL9
Department of Health and Human Services and its agencies
ZKE ZFA ZFR OMA ZL0 ZGT ZKA CP1
Defense Civilian Agencies
This table is a matrix that displays what types of federal payments are levied in the FPLP; what the levy type code is displayed under Miscellaneous Field (TC 971 AC 662, 677 or 762); what account TINs are matched against the payments; and the levy percentage of the payment. For example, the SSA payments are levied for 15% against the IMF primary or secondary SSN, BMF (sole prop)
XREF SSN, and BMF primary SSN. IRM 5.11.7.2.1.1.
LEVY PERCENTAGE FOR IMF PRIMARY SSN IMF SECONDARY SSN
BMF PRIMARY EIN
BMF X-REF (Sole Prop) SSN
BMF PRIMARY SSN
FEDERAL (OPM) RETIREMENT
FEDERAL CIVILIAN AGENCY (TREASURY DISBURSED) CONTRACTOR/VENDOR
FEDERAL CIVILIAN AGENCY (NON-TREASURY DISBURSED) CONTRACTOR/VENDOR
MILITARY (DEFENSE) CONTRACTOR/VENDOR
CMS MEDICARE (PARTS A & B) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER
USPS - 15% on payments defined for non goods/services, i.e. real estate transactions; commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) licensed
software; 100% on payments defined for goods/services
All balance due modules of an entity
that has one or more of the following codes in any balance due module or in the entity, will be systemically reversed out
of or excluded from the FPLP:
Unreversed TC 500 or CZ indicator 1
Unreversed TC 914 or - (minus) Z Freeze
Active CID investigation
Unreversed TC 480 or TC 780 or – (minus) Y Freeze
OIC pending or approved
Unreversed TC 976 or 977 or –(minus) A Freeze
Unreversed TC 530 CC 24–32
CNC Unable to Pay
Unreversed TC 530 CC 08
CNC Deceased G
Unreversed TC 540 or Date of Death indicated on INOLES
Unreversed TC 971 AC 043
Pending IA prior to a FPLP levy only
Unreversed TC 971 AC 063
Current or approved IA
Unreversed TC 524
Unreversed TC 971 AC 086, 087, 688
Disaster Zone L
Unreversed TC 520 all CCs
Bankruptcy/Litigation M
Unreversed TC 520 CC 76, 77 (CDP) CDP on filed lien or intent to levy with Appeals Office
Unreversed TC 470 with a defined CC
only Taxpayer claim or adjustment to return is pending
Unreversed Master File Employment Code> F
KITA, HSTG - Master File entity indicators Taxpayer is Killed in Terrorist Action, or Taxpayer is in Hostage Situation
Unreversed TC 971 AC 275 - IMF only posted 200853 or earlier
Taxpayer files CDP request (levy or lien or combo) R
Unreversed TC 971 AC 630 - IMF only Taxpayer files CDP request (levy or combo) T
Unreversed TC 530 CC 13
In business, unable to pay back taxes
that has one of the following, will be systemically reversed out of or excluded from the FPLP: TRANSACTION or FREEZE CODE or INDICATOR
Earliest CSED is within 3 months of expiration
For modules where there is no FPLP levy or if the FPLP levy exists on OPM or SSA payments B
Earliest CSED is within 1 month of expiration
For modules where a FPLP levy exists on any federal payment source except an OPM or SSA payment
Unreversed TC 971 AC 061
Block from FPLP
Unreversed TC 971 AC 065
Unreversed TC 971 AC 071
Unreversed TC 971 AC 275 - BMF only posted 200853 or earlier
Taxpayer files CDP request (levy or lien or combo) G
Unreversed TC 971 AC 630 - BMF only Taxpayer files CDP request (levy or combo) H
Additional TC 240 (MFT 55 only), TC 29x, or TC 30x assessment
If these TCs are posted between the last posted TC 971 AC 069 and the current cycle, except where this is an intervening Status
12 between TC 971 AC 069 and current cycle
Unreversed TC 470 no CC if posted prior to FPLP levy
Entity TC 076 with alpha indicators C, F
LLC Disregarded Entity - only employment tax periods prior to January 2009 will be excluded from the FPLP K
Unreversed TC 971 AC 365, 366 posted on any tax module prior to January 2009
LLC Disregarded Entity- only employment tax periods prior to January 2009 will be excluded from the FPLP. Other tax periods
or employment tax period after January 2009 may be selected.
Unreversed TC 240 Penalty Reference Code 648 on MFT 55 or MFT 13
IRC 6707A civil penalty
Unreversed TC 530 CC 17, 18, 19
LLC Disregarded Entity, Single Member Owner (SMO), and where SMO is uncollectible due to UTL, UTC or tolerance
Unreversed TC 971 AC 501 or 506 posted in the entity (IMF only) - only the tax module listed in the secondary date field is
Identity Theft Module
The following entity or module will be systemically blocked from the FPLP and may be manually unblocked to be included into
the FPLP: Indicator
Unreversed Master File entity employment code: G, T, (I -January 2008)
Taxpayer is a state or local government entity; Taxpayer is a Indian Tribal Government entity or Alaska Native Village
ACS modules at inception of St 22
Certain modules in certain Status 22 ACS inventories are subsequently systemically unblocked; refer to IRM 5.19.9.3.2.3
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The values for positions 7, 8, 9, & 10 identify the Federal Payment Agency. Note:
Office of Personnel Management: 0108 The values for positions 11 & 12 identify the Type of Federal Payment:
03 - Miscellaneous Payments. IRM 5.11.7.2.1.1. (IMF or BMF entities) 03—Federal employee travel advance/reimbursement payment (limited to IMF only)
The value for position 13 identifies whether FMS matches a record for the taxpayer or if funds were levied:
The DLN listed above would indicate that FMS matched (position 13 = 0) records with OPM (positions 7, 8, 9 & 10) on an OPM
payment (positions 11, 12 & 13).
Other examples: Example:
TC 971 AC 062 DLN 28277–901–08020–0 Match — OPM (Federal source) on federal retirement payment.
TC 971 AC 062 DLN 28277–902–07011–0Levy — SSA (Federal source) on Social Security benefit payment.
TC 971 AC 062 DLN 28277–904–07041–0Levy — National Finance Center (Federal source) on federal salary payment. Example:
TC 971 AC 062 DLN 28277-902-01050-0Match - RRB (Federal source) on railroad retirement benefit.
The " Miscellaneous Field"
literal may or may not display a 3 character "suboffice code"
to the salary paying agency (SPA). Exhibit 5.11.7-1.
Prior to July 2009, the "suboffice codes"
under the SPA DFAS (Federal Paying Agency code 012), were erroneous. After July 2009, the suboffice codes display correctly
for DFAS.
The "XREF Field"
literal will display the TIN (SSN or EIN) of the matched individual or entity. Exhibit 5.11.7-6 Federal Payment Agency Identifier Code List
Payment Agency Identifier Agency Name
Recent Federal contract awarded; Federal agency to be identified when levy payment identified under TC 971 AC 062 <Levy> .
Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) - Health and Human Services (HHS) - Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)
OCSE - HHS - non-AFDC
Small Business Administration (SB)
US Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Rural Development
Bureau of Public Debt - Treasury
Department of the Treasury (DOT) - Office of the Secretary
Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) - Denver/Cleveland
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 0105
US Consumer Product Safety Commission 0107
US Navy Exchange Service Command
Transportation Security Administration 0114
International Broadcasting Bureau 0117
American Battle Monuments Commission 0119
Oversees Private Investment Corporation 0120
Department of Health & Human Services 0121
Administrative Offices of the U.S. Courts
DOT — Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration
National Transportation Safety Board 0128
Bureau of Engraving & Printing 0130
Federal Labor Relations Authority 0134
U.S. International Trade Commission 0135
Patent & Trademark Office - Department of Commerce
Executive Office of the President 0212
Defense Threat Deduction
National Capital Planning Commission 0218
Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims 0221
Export Import Bank of the United States 0224
Department of Immigration Health Services 0228
National Security Education Program 0230
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office 0232
Court Services and Supervision Agency 0234
Department of Defense Dependent Schools 0235
Financial Management Service (FMS) - DMSC
HHS - Health Care Financing Administration
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Tax, and Trade
USDA - Animal Plant Health Inspection Service
Federal Communications Commission 0500
DOT - Comptroller of the Currency
DOT - Office of Thrift Supervision
DOT - US Mint
Armed Forces Retirement Home (AFRH) - US Naval Home
HHS - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HHS - National Institute of Health
DOJ - Justice Management Division
DOJ - Bureau of Prisons
DOJ - Drug Enforcement Agency
NASA Headquarters 0706
DOJ - Federal Bureau of Investigation
Air Force Service Agency
Department of Interior (DOI) -US Geological Survey
DOI - US Fish & Wildlife Service
DOI- Office of Trust Fund Management
Immigration and Naturalization Services 0807
AFRH - US Soldier's and Airmen's Home 0808
International Boundary and Water Commission 0809
FMS - Reclamations
Exhibit 5.11.7-7 CP 90 (or 297) Final Notice, Notice of Intent to Levy and Notice of Your Right To A Hearing (Rev 07/2008)
Exhibit 5.11.7-8 CP 91 (or 298) Final Notice Before Levy on Social Security Benefits (Rev 07/2010) This image is too large to be displayed in the current screen. Please click the link to view the image.
Exhibit 5.11.7-9 CP 297A Notice of Levy and Notice of Your Right To A Hearing (Rev 07/2008)
Exhibit 5.11.7-10 CP 90C (or 297C) Notice of Levy and Notice of Your Right to a Hearing This image is too large to be displayed in the current screen. Please click the link to view the image.
Exhibit 5.11.7-11 FPLP Levy Notice - Department of the Treasury Financial Management Service (FMS) Notice