Every year, the Internal Revenue Service discovers tax refunds that aren’t claimed by eligible taxpayers.
The agency hangs onto the money for three years, but if it gets no takers by then, Uncle Sam gets to keep the cash.
This year, the IRS has refunds totaling $917 million that are awaiting claims from more than 984,400 individuals who didn’t file a federal income tax return for the 2009 tax year.
If you’re one of them, you’ve got until April 15, 2013, to get your 2009 tax paperwork to the IRS and collect your money.
The
median possible tax refund from 2009 is $569. That means have of the unfiled refund claims are less than than, and half are more.
But as the list below
shows, residents of some states could get more than that amount.
Regardless of the amount you might be due from three years ago, it’s still yours for the taking as long asyou send in your 2009 tax return by next month’s tax return due date.
|
Number |
Median |
Total |
|
| Alabama |
16,000 |
$565 |
$13,317,000 |
| Alaska |
5,000 |
$509 |
$6,107,000 |
| Arizona |
24,800 |
$558 |
$20,742,000 |
| Arkansas |
8,600 |
$560 |
$7,289,000 |
| California |
100,700 |
$518 |
$92,590,000 |
| Colorado |
17,900 |
$556 |
$16,860,000 |
| Connecticut |
12,100 |
$638 |
$13,031,000 |
| Delaware |
4,000 |
$561 |
$3,405,000 |
| District of Columbia |
4,200 |
$595 |
$4,151,000 |
| Florida |
62,700 |
$577 |
$60,746,000 |
| Georgia |
31,300 |
$538 |
$27,409,000 |
| Hawaii |
7,200 |
$599 |
$7,448,000 |
| Idaho |
3,800 |
$511 |
$2,984,000 |
| Illinois |
39,500 |
$626 |
$39,613,000 |
| Indiana |
20,300 |
$592 |
$17,547,000 |
| Iowa |
9,800 |
$581 |
$7,893,000 |
| Kansas |
9,900 |
$509 |
$7,774,000 |
| Kentucky |
11,300 |
$578 |
$9,552,000 |
| Louisiana |
18,700 |
$592 |
$17,843,000 |
| Maine |
3,700 |
$505 |
$2,771,000 |
| Maryland |
23,100 |
$564 |
$22,780,000 |
| Massachusetts |
23,300 |
$572 |
$22,756,000 |
| Michigan |
30,000 |
$600 |
$28,019,000 |
| Minnesota |
13,600 |
$528 |
$11,480,000 |
| Mississippi |
8,700 |
$529 |
$7,144,000 |
| Missouri |
18,700 |
$500 |
$14,674,000 |
| Montana |
3,100 |
$511 |
$2,529,000 |
| Nebraska |
4,600 |
$543 |
$3,808,000 |
| Nevada |
12,600 |
$559 |
$11,058,000 |
| New Hampshire |
4,200 |
$615 |
$3,891,000 |
| New Jersey |
31,600 |
$642 |
$33,192,000 |
| New Mexico |
7,100 |
$567 |
$6,450,000 |
| New York |
62,700 |
$620 |
$65,277,000 |
| North Carolina |
26,200 |
$503 |
$21,337,000 |
| North Dakota |
1,900 |
$524 |
$1,682,000 |
| Ohio |
32,100 |
$561 |
$26,714,000 |
| Oklahoma |
15,200 |
$573 |
$13,442,000 |
| Oregon |
15,200 |
$516 |
$12,253,000 |
| Pennsylvania |
38,200 |
$619 |
$34,505,000 |
| Rhode Island |
3,300 |
$612 |
$3,148,000 |
| South Carolina |
10,800 |
$530 |
$9,347,000 |
| South Dakota |
2,100 |
$546 |
$1,728,000 |
| Tennessee |
16,400 |
$550 |
$14,513,000 |
| Texas |
86,000 |
$578 |
$86,136,000 |
| Utah |
6,500 |
$503 |
$5,397,000 |
| Vermont |
1,700 |
$551 |
$1,397,000 |
| Virginia |
28,800 |
$559 |
$28,027,000 |
| Washington |
27,200 |
$644 |
$29,807,000 |
| West Virginia |
4,100 |
$598 |
$3,894,000 |
| Wisconsin |
11,500 |
$505 |
$9,430,000 |
| Wyoming |
2,400 |
$657 |
$2,539,000 |
|
Grand Total |
984,400 |
$569 |
$917,426,000 |
*Excluding the Earned Income Tax Credit and other credits.
