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
