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OKLAHOMA CAPITOL -- With the April deadline for taxes approaching, the Oklahoma Department of Human Services Child Support Enforcement Division is getting set for another record breaking year for tax intercept collections.
In 2005, OKDHS Child Support Enforcement collected more than $21.6 million in federal tax intercepts, up from $20.1 million in 2004. State tax intercepts were also up from $3.4 million to more than $3.7 million year to year.
“For most Oklahomans tax time means gathering receipts, sifting through paperwork and racing to meet the deadline,” said Gary Dart, director, OKDHS Child Support Enforcement Division. “But for parents who depend on child support to help provide for their children, tax time brings good news.”
Under the Tax Intercept Program, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service intercepts federal tax refunds from non-custodial parents if a court ordered payment for child support is at least $500 past due. The Oklahoma Tax Commission intercepts state income tax from non-custodial parents if a court ordered payment for child support is at least $50 past due.
“We make every effort to work with parents who owe child support to help them meet their financial responsibility to their children,” said Dart. “But for those who refuse to pay their child support, the Tax Intercept Program is a valuable tool in making sure Oklahoma's children are provided for.”
The Tax Intercept Program is only available through the OKDHS Child Support Enforcement Division. For more information on tax intercept collections or other child support questions, contact the Child Support Enforcement Customer Service Call Center toll free at 1-800-522-2922, or view more information on www.OKDHS.org.
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