IRS seeking taxpayers to return money

November 6, 8:55 AMHouston Legal Issues ExaminerSami Hartsfield

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The Internal Revenue Service in Washington is looking for taxpayers who are due a combined $123.5 million in the form of 107,831 refund checks that were returned to the IRS by the U.S. Postal Service.

IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman said, “We are eager to get this money into the hands of taxpayers, so don’t delay if you think you are missing a refund. The sooner you update your address information, the quicker you can get your refund.”

To update your address with the IRS, a taxpayer can generally update their address with the “Where’s My Refund?” tool on IRS.gov. The tool can provide the status of a taxpayer’s refund and in some cases provide instructions on how to resolve postal delivery problems.

The IRS can then send out checks due. Returned refund checks averaged $1,148 this year, and some taxpayers are even due more than one refund.

Taxpayers can also call 1-800-829-1954.

The IRS encourages taxpayers to utilize direct deposit when filing returns because it eliminates lost, stolen or returned checks, and taxpayers will receive refunds directly into personal checking or savings accounts. Direct deposit is available for filers of both paper and electronic returns.

Additionally, the IRS encourages taxpayers to file tax returns electronically because e-filing reduces errors on tax returns, speeds up refunds, and also eliminates lost checks.

To check to see if you are missing a refund, go here.

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