Debt Management Services

Links to Frequently Requested Information for Federal Creditor and Payment Agencies

Questions & Answers:

• Questions about Cross-Servicing and the transfer of delinquent, non-tax debts to Treasury.
  
  
• What is Administrative Wage Garnishment (AWG) and when can a federal agency use it? Other questions about AWG.
  
  
• Questions about the Debt Collection Improvement Act (DCIA).
  
  
• Questions about FedDebt.
  
  
• Questions about the Treasury Offset Program (TOP).
  
  

Administrative Wage Garnishment (AWG)

Debt Collection and DCIA Fact Sheet

Forms
Authorization for Release of Information (FMS Form 13); Annual Debt Certification; AWG; Cross-Servicing

Managing Federal Receivables

Manuals & Instructions

Regulations and Guidance

• Debt Collection Authorities Under the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (DCIA)
  
  
• Regulations and Guidance Overview | Regulations Quick Reference | Supplemental Information on DCIA-Related Regulations
  
  

Reports & Statistics
Comparison of federal program agency net collections; TROR monthly update

Treasury Financial Manual
TFM Volume I, Part 4–Chapter 4000
Debt Management Services Collection of Delinquent Nontax Debt (T/L 668)

Treasury Report on Receivables (TROR):

• TROR Guidance
  
  
• TROR Instructional Workbook

Contact DMS

If you are a federal agency and need to speak with a representative from the Treasury Offset Program (TOP), please call (202) 874-0540.

Additional DMS Contact Information

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Frequently Asked Questions
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) administers the Medicare, Medicaid, HIPAA, CLIA and several other health-related programs.

Code of Federal Regulations
Search the Code of Federal Regulations through the National Archives and Records Administration.

IRS's Collection Financial Standards
Internal Revenue Service's Collection Financial Standards are used to help determine a taxpayer's ability to pay a delinquent tax liability.

Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Documents available include OMB Circulars: instructions or information issued by OMB to federal agencies; selected OMB Bulletins: guidance to other federal agencies of a more transitory nature; regulations and paperwork under OMB Review; Federal Register Submissions: copies of proposed and final rule submissions to the Federal Register; and other OMB publications of interest.

U.S. Government Printing Office: FDsys
Free online access to official publications from all three branches of the federal government.