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IRS: $760 Million In Unclaimed Refunds - R&G Brenner

Written by R&G Brenner | Mar 20, 2014 10:28:48 AM
Don’t Lose Your Money To The IRS!

The IRS currently has over $760 Million in unclaimed refunds from tax year 2010, and the clock is running out for taxpayers to claim them.   Any rightful refunds from 2010 not claimed by April 15, 2014 will become the property of the US Government.  The majority of these refunds are in excess of $571 each. 

“The window is quickly closing for people who are owed refunds from 2010 who haven’t filed a tax return,” said IRS Commissioner John Koskinen in a statement. “We encourage students, part-time workers and others who haven’t filed for 2010 to look into this before time runs out on April 15.”

Most of these unclaimed refunds are from students, part-time workers and the like who did not earn the minimum amount of income required to file a 2010 tax return.  However, taxes were indeed taken from their paychecks even though they were not required to file a tax return, and these taxpayers are entitled to a refund.

If you did not file a 2010 tax return, but were employed that year, contact an R&G Brenner Tax Professional to see if you are entitled to refund.  Why give the IRS your hard earned money?!  Below is breakdown for IRS refunds due to taxpayers by State.

State or District

Estimated

Number of

Individuals

Median

Potential

Refund

Total

Potential

Refunds*

Alabama

15,700

$574

$12,473,000

Alaska

4,700

$649

$4,810,000

Arizona

23,800

$508

$17,517,000

Arkansas

8,400

$562

$6,667,000

California

86,500

$519

$69,752,000

Colorado

17,100

$567

$14,061,000

Connecticut

11,700

$620

$10,304,000

Delaware

3,800

$573

$3,126,000

District of Columbia

3,500

$604

$3,080,000

Florida

56,800

$593

$48,407,000

Georgia

28,400

$539

$22,504,000

Hawaii

6,200

$586

$5,413,000

Idaho

3,500

$490

$2,604,000

Illinois

37,900

$626

$32,696,000

Indiana

19,600

$570

$15,478,000

Iowa

9,200

$576

$7,050,000

Kansas

9,300

$522

$6,986,000

Kentucky

11,500

$576

$8,975,000

Louisiana

17,500

$603

$15,579,000

Maine

3,500

$502

$2,373,000

Maryland

20,700

$575

$18,002,000

Massachusetts

21,000

$560

$17,856,000

Michigan

29,200

$597

$24,259,000

Minnesota

12,700

$516

$9,582,000

Mississippi

8,500

$556

$6,769,000

Missouri

17,900

$514

$13,153,000

Montana

2,900

$534

$2,338,000

Nebraska

4,500

$528

$3,368,000

Nevada

11,400

$570

$9,156,000

New Hampshire

3,800

$602

$3,245,000

New Jersey

29,500

$639

$26,712,000

New Mexico

7,200

$572

$5,915,000

New York

57,400

$623

$50,543,000

North Carolina

24,300

$494

$17,538,000

North Dakota

1,900

$600

$1,551,000

Ohio

32,100

$560

$24,508,000

Oklahoma

15,100

$585

$12,246,000

Oregon

14,300

$519

$10,359,000

Pennsylvania

37,400

$614

$31,009,000

Rhode Island

3,000

$598

$2,472,000

South Carolina

10,200

$532

$7,756,000

South Dakota

2,100

$558

$1,605,000

Tennessee

16,300

$559

$12,839,000

Texas

80,600

$588

$71,998,000

Utah

6,100

$518

$4,705,000

Vermont

1,600

$519

$1,136,000

Virginia

26,300

$568

$22,376,000

Washington

24,800

$640

$23,033,000

West Virginia

4,100

$626

$3,534,000

Wisconsin

10,900

$516

$8,423,000

Wyoming

2,200

$648

$2,045,000

Totals

918,600

$571

$759,889,000

Source: Accountingtoday.com