With the media s help, I ve tried to get the word out to alert the 86 people on this list to let them know that this money is waiting for them. Postal Service regulations require that government checks be returned when the taxpayer moves and doesn't file a change of address form, or if a taxpayer marries and does not have the check addressed to their new name.
Many checks are undeliverable because the address on the tax return is illegible or incorrect.
Sometimes people move and don't file their taxes again, and the IRS never receives an updated address. In other cases, people pass away and the executor of their estate doesn't know that they have an unclaimed tax refund. The money is never forfeited to the government. The IRS holds it until it is claimed. If you ve moved, please file a change of address form with the U.S. Postal Service at your local post office.