Taxpayers Have $1.3 Billion in Unclaimed Refunds

The IRS announced yesterday (IR-2010-24) that 1.4 million people have more than $1.3 billion in unclaimed tax refunds for the 2006 tax year sitting in the IRS's coffers. The median unclaimed refund is $604.  The deadline for requesting a refund is April 15, 2010.  Here is the state-by-state breakdown of the unclaimed refunds:

	Individuals	Median Refund	Total Refunds ($000)*
Alabama	21,800	$608	$18,839
Alaska	6,300	$693	$6,997
Arizona	39,900	$507	$33,921
Arkansas	11,800	$579	$10,543
California	159,700	$554	$150,640
Colorado	25,200	$531	$23,119
Connecticut	15,500	$686	$18,676
Delaware	5,200	$622	$5,297
District of Columbia	5,100	$601	$5,448
Florida	101,700	$641	$110,709
Georgia	45,700	$560	$42,642
Hawaii	9,500	$668	$10,658
Idaho	5,800	$482	$4,723
Illinois	51,400	$655	$54,740
Indiana	26,600	$641	$24,146
Iowa	12,200	$596	$9,990
Kansas	13,400	$586	$11,771
Kentucky	14,500	$610	$12,976
Louisiana	23,800	$641	$24,615
Maine	4,900	$561	$4,203
Maryland	30,800	$616	$29,938
Massachusetts	29,000	$669	$31,939
Michigan	42,800	$618	$40,790
Minnesota	18,900	$552	$16,227
Mississippi	11,800	$567	$10,120
Missouri	25,800	$561	$21,090
Montana	4,000	$530	$3,425
Nebraska	6,100	$590	$5,390
Nevada	19,400	$575	$19,163
New Hampshire	5,400	$706	$5,943
New Jersey	39,900	$666	$43,030
New Mexico	9,800	$560	$8,612
New York	76,700	$666	$87,563
North Carolina	39,100	$539	$32,919
North Dakota	2,100	$589	$1,875
Ohio	44,600	$593	$38,467
Oklahoma	18,200	$576	$15,779
Oregon	21,900	$490	$18,340
Pennsylvania	47,100	$652	$45,050
Rhode Island	4,300	$652	$4,231
South Carolina	16,400	$534	$13,810
South Dakota	2,500	$604	$2,193
Tennessee	22,200	$598	$19,756
Texas	109,600	$653	$114,720
Utah	9,200	$528	$9,592
Vermont	2,200	$565	$1,782
Virginia	40,600	$594	$39,460
Washington	37,100	$641	$39,713
West Virginia	4,800	$660	$4,775
Wisconsin	17,000	$564	$14,903
Wyoming	2,900	$691	$3,229
US Armed Forces	4,800	$821	$4,367
US Possessions & Territories	200	$887	$444
Totals	1,367,200	$604	$1,333,288

*Excluding the Earned Income Tax Credit and other credits.