There are more than 107,000 refund checks that have been returned to the Internal Revenue Service due to address errors, totaling $123.
5 million.
If yours was one, you can still get your refund.
All you have to do is update your address information with the Internal Revenue Service.
If you update your address just one time, the Internal Revenue Service will send you all and any of the checks you missed.
Undeliverable refund checks averaged over $1000 this year and about $990 last year.
Some taxpayers have missed more than one check.
Most IRS refund checks are delivered by the United States Postal Service every year.
Only a small percentage turns up undeliverable.
All you have to do to update your address with the Internal Revenue Service is go to their website at IRS.
gov and click on the place that asks the question; Where is my refund? This tool enables you to check the status of your income tax refunds.
You will have to submit your Social Security number, the amount of the refund you are seeking and the year, along with your filing status.
You will then be apprised of the status of your refund and what to do to correct delivery issues.
The Internal Revenue Service is campaigning to have taxpayers use direct deposit to collect their refunds.
Direct deposit removes any possibility of lost, stolen, or undeliverable refunds.
It saves both you and the IRS a lot of hassle.
Direct deposit can be used for your refund whether you file your income tax return electronically or through the United States Postal Service.
The Internal Revenue Service is also campaigning to encourage taxpayers to file their returns electronically because it eliminates lost returns, errors, and hastens the issuing of your refund.
The combination of an e-filed return and direct deposit works best for the taxpayer and the IRS.