The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has just sent out its annual reminder of unclaimed refund checks and while there are thousands of people affected, the IRS says that this is just a small percentage of the total number of refund checks that were mailed out.
There are $153.3 million in undelivered tax refund checks. In all, 99,123 taxpayers are due refund checks this year that could not be delivered because of mailing address errors. Undelivered refund checks average $1,547 this year.
In its news release the IRS does include information on how individuals can find out where there refund check is and how to claim it;
"Taxpayers who believe their refund check may have been returned to the IRS as undelivered should use the “ Where’s My Refund?” tool on IRS.gov. The tool will provide the status of their refund and, in some cases, instructions on how to resolve delivery problems.
Taxpayers checking on a refund over the phone will receive instructions on how to update their addresses. Taxpayers can access a telephone version of “Where’s My Refund?” by calling 1-800-829-1954."
Be warned, however, about phishing scams. In the past phishers have used email to "alert" taxpayers about refunds that did not actually exist in an attempt to gain access to individual account numbers. Don't be fooled - the IRS will NOT email you about your refund or the status of any IRS action. You must visit the IRS online or call them directly in order to determine if you are one of the thousands of taxpayers who did not receive their refund check.
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