Governmentwide Debt Collection:
Debt Collection Statistics
Calendar Year 2004

Tax Refund Offset
   As of December 31

Collections from the Tax Refund Offset program (TRO) were $2,681,029,039 for calendar year 2004. Collections totaled $1,484,487,874 for child-support debt, $975,120,130 for federal non-tax debt and $221,421,036 for State tax debt. Collection activity levels plateau in the June/December time frame, consistent with tax refund payment processing.

Treasury Offset Program Collections Other Than TRO
   As of December 31

Treasury Offset Program (TOP) collections for payment types other than tax refunds totaled $112,658,014 for calendar year 2004. Collections totaled $109,788,887 for federal non-tax debt and $2,869,127 for child-support debt. Collections for federal non-tax debts have increased with the introduction of Benefit Payment Offset and Salary Offset. Child-support debts cannot be offset against Social Security benefit payments.

Continuous Federal Tax Levy Program
   As of December 31

Continuous Federal Tax Levy Program collections for calendar year 2004 totaled $136,619,930. Collections for this program continue to increase due to the levy of Social Security benefit payments.

Cross-Servicing Collections
   As of December 31

Cross-Servicing collections for calendar year 2004 totaled $132,790,257 including $24,483,203 collected through TOP.

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