{"id":232,"date":"2009-12-09T14:47:50","date_gmt":"2009-12-09T19:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hoorfarlaw.com\/blog\/?p=232"},"modified":"2009-12-09T14:47:50","modified_gmt":"2009-12-09T19:47:50","slug":"does-the-irs-owe-you-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoorfarlaw.com\/blog\/?p=232","title":{"rendered":"Does the IRS Owe You Money?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Who couldn&#8217;t use a little extra cash this winter!\u00a0\u00a0 The IRS may have some money for you.<\/p>\n<p>If you have not filed a prior year tax return and are due a refund, you should consider filing the return to claim that refund. If you are missing a refund for a previously filed tax return, you should contact the IRS to check the status of your refund and confirm your current address.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Unclaimed Refunds<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Some people may have had taxes withheld from their wages but were not required to file a tax return because they had too little income. Others may not have had any tax withheld but would be eligible for the refundable Earned Income Tax Credit.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To collect this money a return must be filed with the IRS no later than three years from the due date of the return.<\/li>\n<li>If no return is filed to claim the refund within three years, the money becomes the property of the U.S. Treasury.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>There is no penalty assessed by the IRS for filing a late return qualifying for a refund.<\/li>\n<li>Current and prior year tax forms and instructions are available on the Forms and Publications web page of IRS.gov or by calling 800-TAX-FORM (800-829-3676).<\/li>\n<li>Information about the Earned Income Tax Credit and how to claim it is also available on IRS.gov.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Undeliverable Refunds<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Were you expecting a refund check but didn&#8217;t get it?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Refund checks are mailed to your last known address. Checks are returned to the IRS if you move without notifying the IRS or the U.S. Postal Service.<\/li>\n<li>You may be able to update your address with the IRS on the &#8220;Where&#8217;s My Refund?&#8221; feature available on IRS.gov. You will be prompted to provide an updated address if there is an undeliverable check outstanding within the last 12 months.<\/li>\n<li>You can also ensure the IRS has your correct address by filing Form 8822, Change of Address, which is available on IRS.gov or can be ordered by calling 800-TAX-FORM (800-829-3676).<\/li>\n<li>If you do not have access to the Internet and think you may be missing a refund, you should first check your records or contact your tax preparer. If your refund information appears correct, call the IRS toll-free assistance line at 800-829-1040 to check the status of your refund and confirm your address.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who couldn&#8217;t use a little extra cash this winter!\u00a0\u00a0 The IRS may have some money for you. If you have not filed a prior year tax return and are due a refund, you should consider filing the return to claim &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hoorfarlaw.com\/blog\/?p=232\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-232","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-taxation"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hoorfarlaw.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hoorfarlaw.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hoorfarlaw.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoorfarlaw.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoorfarlaw.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=232"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hoorfarlaw.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":233,"href":"https:\/\/hoorfarlaw.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232\/revisions\/233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hoorfarlaw.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoorfarlaw.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=232"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoorfarlaw.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}