The IRS wants you - for a refund
The tax man is trying to spread some holiday cheer. The IRS says it has $13.82 million in tax refunds it would like to deliver to 7,000 residents of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, but can't because it does not have a valid address for the taxpayers.
The tax man is trying to spread some holiday cheer.
The IRS says it has $13.82 million in tax refunds it would like to deliver to 7,000 residents of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, but can't because it does not have a valid address for the taxpayers.
This is an annual effort, but this year the average undeliverable check was worth $1,471 nationally, up 28 percent from a year ago, possibly because of tax-law changes designed to boost the economy, IRS spokesman Mark Hanson said Friday.
"We'd like to get this refund money into the pockets of taxpayers by Christmas, or at least to pay the Christmas bills," Hanson said.
About 70 percent, or nearly $2 million, of the refunds for residents of Southeastern Pennsylvania is owed to 855 Philadelphians, IRS data show. The agency owes $857,474 to residents of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery Counties.
In New Jersey, most money is owed to North Jersey residents. The IRS said it owed $336,297 to 252 Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester County residents.
The IRS said 314 Delaware residents were owed $496,002.
Hanson said that 47 percent of the refunds were from the 2009 tax year and that the two most recent tax years accounted for 72 percent of refunds. But 2 percent of refunds are for tax years before 2003, he said.
"There's no statute of limitations for when these refunds can be claimed," Hanson said.
For More Help
Find instructions on how to update your address over the telephone by calling 1-800-829-1954.
Get more information on the IRS refunds via http://go.philly.com/refund:
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