28 CFR § 71.44
Right to administrative offset
July 24, 2020
The amount of any penalty or assessment which has become final, or for which a judgment has been entered under §71.42 or §71.43, or any amount agreed upon in a compromise or settlement under §71.46, may be collected by administrative offset under 31 U.S.C. 3716, except that an administrative offset may not be made under this subsection against a refund of an overpayment of Federal taxes, then or later owing by the United States to the defendant.