The money is in the form of income tax refund checks the IRS says were undeliverable.
The average check due a Hall County taxpayer is $1.136; statewide, the average is $844.
The IRS says these are the people whose last known address was in Hall County who are owed refunds:
EVANS, RANDOLPH T
HULSEY, MICHELLE B
CASAS, LUCIA
COTHRON, JOHN K
COTHRON, JOHN K
IRACHETA, CARLOS O & MA D M DELGADO
DILBECK, WILLIAM J & HEATHER H
URIBE HERRERA, CARLOS S & LEA POWELL
MINOR, CHARLES E JR
ROMERO GARCIA, SILVIA
PACHECO, CRECENCIANO & CARMEN FRANCO
KNIGHT, CLEMENT D
HAMILTON, MICHAEL E
GARCIA, ELIAZAR
DOVER, CHARLES D
SHIRLEY, JAMES
AUTRY, DONALD
SYKES, SAMUEL D & JULIA S
DOMINGUEZ, PAULINO & V CENTENTO
DOMINGUEZ, PAULINO & V CENTENTO
ARELLANO, ALFREDO
CALVERT, DAVID T
DOSS, RACHEL
WAGNER, R LEE & KRISTIN B
HERNAND, JOSE A & VERONICA QUINONES
MANN, DELORES
RIOS, MANUEL A
RIOS, MANUEL A
RIOS, MANUEL A
SMITH, ANTHONY F
RIVAS MEJIA, CARLOS A & DAYSI L PENA
ROBERTS, ERNEST H & MARY N
GRAGG, DUSTIN B
HILL, DONNA J
WINKLER, CLENN W & SHARON R
SHEPARD, LARRY & ANGELA
PAEZ, EDGAR SALAZAR & OLGA A RAMOS
WOOD, BRANDON W
CARDENAS, JOSE C
STARLEY, JAMES JR
RAMIREZ RAMIREZ, NABOR
REED, MELISSA
CORDOVA-MARIN, JUAN ERNESTO
ADCOCK, WALTER G
SMITH, DAVID E
VITAL, JACOBO JR
WILLIAMS, ROBERT C JR & MARIA M
WILLIAMS, ROBERT C JR & MARIA M
STROUD, KENNETH & PHYLLIS Y
RUSHING, HOLLY A
INGERSOLL, HERBERT L & JOANNE B
INGERSOLL, HERBERT L & JOANNE B
An IRS spokesman says the checks can be reissued as soon as taxpayers correct or update their addresses with the IRS.
"If we owe you money, we want to get it to you," said IRS Spokesperson Eric Erickson. "You just need to tell us where you are. Georgians can go online and track their refund on our Web site."
"Where's My Refund?" on IRS.gov provides information about refunds and is available from the IRS home page.
To use it, taxpayers enter information that includes their Social Security number, filing status (such as single or married filing jointly) and the refund amount shown on their 2003 tax return. When the information is submitted online, taxpayers see Web pages that show the status of their refund and, in some cases, instructions to resolve potential account issues.
Nationwide, the number of undeliverable checks, 87,485, decreased this year by 5,325, but the average refund, $836, increased compared with last year's average of $722.
Erickson says you can avoid undelivered refund checks by having your refunds directly deposited into a personal checking or savings account. He points out that direct deposit also guards against theft or lost refund checks. The option is available for both paper and electronically filed returns. More than 49 million taxpayers chose to direct deposit almost $120 billion in refunds this year. The number of direct deposit refunds was up 10.8 percent from last year.
Refund checks go astray for reasons that can vary with each taxpayer, according to Erickson. Often, it's because a "life change" causes an address change. If taxpayers move or change their address and fail to notify the IRS or the U.S. Postal Service, a check sent to their last known address is returned to the IRS.
Taxpayers who have moved since filing their last tax return can ensure the IRS has their correct address by filing Form 8822, Change of Address, with the IRS. Download the form or request it by calling 1-800-TAX-FORM (1-800-829-3676).
Those without access to the Internet, who think they may be missing a refund, should first check their records or contact their tax preparer before calling the IRS toll-free assistance line at 1-800-829-1040 to update their address.
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