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IRS Holding Over Two Billion in Unclaimed Refund Money

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Gripe about paying your taxes? If so, you are one of millions of Americans. The odd thing, of course, is millions of us also fail to get the tax refunds we are do!

Could you use some extra money to pay taxes and bills this year? You might want to look through your records to your 2003 tax return. If you were due a tax refund, did you actually get it? You might be surprised to learn that many people don’t. In fact, over 1.8 million people failed to claim billions of dollars in refunds for 2003.

How does $1,200 sound? What could you do with it this month? Heck, you could even fill up your car at the gas station a couple of times. Okay, maybe twice given the outrageous gas price increases, but the money would clearly help. Well, $1,200 is the average tax refund due to people that failed to claim theirs in 2003!

Two billion dollars is undisputedly a lot of mulla. So, just how did the IRS manage to get so much money that should really be in the hands of taxpayers? Glad you asked.

1. You just didn’t file a tax return because of family or personal matters.

2. If you left a salaried job and opened your own business, you can easily overpay.

3. Tax refunds are not forwarded by the postal office if you moved.

4. Lower income individuals failing to claim the EITC.

5. You accidentally made to quarterly payments instead of one.

Can you imagine just throwing 1,000 out the window of your car? If you haven’t claimed your 2003 refund, you are about to do just that. After April 17th of 2007, it expires. That’s right, you lose it and the IRS gets to spend it as it wishes!

2003 may seem like a long time ago, but a trip to the past can be profitable. If you could use an extra grand, and who can’t, you may be able to get it by checking your records for the year. Don’t assume you received a refund. Make sure. You might just be surprised.

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