The IRS is holding more than $950 million that was never sent to more than 1 million taxpayers.
The reason? Those folks didn't file tax year 2012 returns to claim their refunds.
Below just how much unclaimed money is due taxpayers in all 50 state and the District of Columbia.
|
State or District |
Estimated Number of Individuals |
Median Potential Refund |
Total Potential Refunds |
|
Alabama |
18,700 |
$713 |
$16,684,000 |
|
Alaska |
4,700 |
$834 |
$5,019,000 |
|
Arizona |
26,000 |
$631 |
$22,078,000 |
|
Arkansas |
10,100 |
$692 |
$8,987,000 |
|
California |
94,900 |
$656 |
$82,782,000 |
|
Colorado |
19,300 |
$667 |
$16,961,000 |
|
Connecticut |
11,800 |
$803 |
$11,511,000 |
|
Delaware |
4,200 |
$771 |
$4,012,000 |
|
District of Columbia |
3,600 |
$741 |
$3,343,000 |
|
Florida |
64,700 |
$721 |
$58,598,000 |
|
Georgia |
34,300 |
$642 |
$29,395,000 |
|
Hawaii |
6,500 |
$740 |
$6,091,000 |
|
Idaho |
4,400 |
$607 |
$3,652,000 |
|
Illinois |
40,300 |
$782 |
$38,893,000 |
|
Indiana |
22,000 |
$751 |
$20,448,000 |
|
Iowa |
10,800 |
$764 |
$9,917,000 |
|
Kansas |
11,000 |
$699 |
$9,811,000 |
|
Kentucky |
13,500 |
$746 |
$12,122,000 |
|
Louisiana |
20,600 |
$726 |
$19,767,000 |
|
Maine |
4,100 |
$651 |
$3,432,000 |
|
Maryland |
22,600 |
$722 |
$21,108,000 |
|
Massachusetts |
20,600 |
$767 |
$19,714,000 |
|
Michigan |
34,600 |
$733 |
$32,118,000 |
|
Minnesota |
15,200 |
$657 |
$12,981,000 |
|
Mississippi |
10,800 |
$646 |
$9,325,000 |
|
Missouri |
22,800 |
$675 |
$19,886,000 |
|
Montana |
3,500 |
$669 |
$3,083,000 |
|
Nebraska |
5,400 |
$695 |
$4,720,000 |
|
Nevada |
12,500 |
$704 |
$11,280,000 |
|
New Hampshire |
4,400 |
$804 |
$4,284,000 |
|
New Jersey |
30,600 |
$803 |
$30,016,000 |
|
New Mexico |
7,700 |
$715 |
$7,181,000 |
|
New York |
57,600 |
$796 |
$56,310,000 |
|
North Carolina |
29,700 |
$619 |
$24,469,000 |
|
North Dakota |
2,600 |
$831 |
$2,682,000 |
|
Ohio |
37,300 |
$717 |
$33,321,000 |
|
Oklahoma |
18,500 |
$744 |
$17,411,000 |
|
Oregon |
15,700 |
$620 |
$12,820,000 |
|
Pennsylvania |
40,200 |
$796 |
$38,243,000 |
|
Rhode Island |
3,200 |
$777 |
$3,014,000 |
|
South Carolina |
12,500 |
$633 |
$10,648,000 |
|
South Dakota |
2,800 |
$785 |
$2,707,000 |
|
Tennessee |
19,700 |
$702 |
$17,318,000 |
|
Texas |
96,400 |
$771 |
$93,998,000 |
|
Utah |
7,400 |
$640 |
$6,316,000 |
|
Vermont |
2,000 |
$698 |
$1,689,000 |
|
Virginia |
29,000 |
$698 |
$26,297,000 |
|
Washington |
26,100 |
$764 |
$25,292,000 |
|
West Virginia |
5,100 |
$800 |
$4,870,000 |
|
Wisconsin |
12,900 |
$647 |
$10,837,000 |
|
Wyoming |
2,700 |
$851 |
$2,908,000 |
|
Totals |
1,037,600 |
$718 |
$950,349,000 |
If you think some of this unclaimed tax cash is yours, be sure to file your 2012 by April 18, 2016 (April 19 in Maine and Massachusetts). Miss this deadline and your forever forfeit your refund.
Find out more on these overlooked 2012 filings in this story.