IRS Seeks to Return $5 Million in Undeliverable Refunds And Economic Stimulus Payments to Tennessee Taxpayers
The names of Sevier County Residents is at the end of this article - ed.
NASHVILLE — The Internal Revenue Service is looking for Tennessee taxpayers who are missing more than 5,800 economic stimulus checks totaling about $3.3 million and nearly 2,000 regular refund checks totaling about $1.7 million that were returned by the U.S. Postal Service due to mailing address errors.
Nationwide, more than 279,000 economic stimulus checks totaling about $163 million and more than 104,000 regular refund checks totaling about $103 million were returned to the IRS.
“Just a simple address update will allow the IRS to get this money into the hands of its owners,” said IRS spokesman Dan Boone.
All a taxpayer has to do is update his or her address once. The IRS will then send out all checks due.
Stimulus Checks
It is crucial that taxpayers who may be due a stimulus check update their addresses with the IRS by Nov. 28, 2008. By law, economic stimulus checks must be sent out by Dec. 31 of this year. The undeliverable economic stimulus checks average $583.
The “Where’s My Stimulus Payment?" tool on IRS.gov is the quickest and easiest way for a taxpayer to check the status of a stimulus check and receive instructions on how to update his or her address. Taxpayers without internet access should call 1-866-234-2942.
Regular Refunds
The regular refund checks that were returned to the IRS average $884 in Tennessee. These checks are resent as soon as taxpayers update their address.
Taxpayers can update their addresses with the “Where’s My Refund?” tool on IRS.gov. It enables taxpayers to check the status of their refunds. A taxpayer must submit his or her social security number, filing status and amount of refund shown on their 2007 return. The tool will provide the status of their refund and in some cases provide instructions on how to resolve delivery problems.
Taxpayers checking on a refund over the phone will be given instructions on how to update their addresses. Taxpayers can access a telephone version of “Where’s My Refund?” by calling 1-800-829-1954.
Unsure?
Taxpayers not sure of which type of check they may be due should check on a potential economic stimulus check first because of the looming deadline. See instructions above.
For Most People
The vast majority of checks mailed out by the IRS reach their rightful owner every year. Only a very small percent are returned by the U.S. Postal Service as undeliverable.
Through September 2008, the government distributed 116 million economic stimulus payments with only about 279,000 checks being undeliverable. Meanwhile, the IRS has distributed more than 105 million regular refunds this year with only about 104,000 being undeliverable. In both cases, well under one percent of refunds or stimulus checks were undeliverable.
Avoiding Future Problems
The IRS encourages taxpayers to choose direct deposit when they file their return because it puts an end to lost, stolen or undeliverable checks. Taxpayers can receive refunds directly into personal checking or savings accounts. Direct deposit is available for filers of both paper and electronic returns.
The IRS also encourages taxpayers to file their tax returns electronically because e-file eliminates the risk of lost paper returns. E-file also reduces errors and speeds up refunds.
Here are undelivered check stats and names for Sevier County:
113 checks worth $104,879 (3 are due checks of both types)
ESP -- 82 checks worth $48,181
Refund -- 31 checks worth $56,698
ABBOTT, KIMBERLY D SEVIERVILLE TN 37862 SEVIER
ALDREDGE, BUDDY F KODAK TN 37764 SEVIER
ALLEN, BRANDY N SEVIERVILLE TN 37876 SEVIER
ALLMAND, LIONEL C & RUTH C GATLINBURG TN 37738 SEVIER
ALMODOVAR, JOHN L GATLINBURG TN 37738 SEVIER
ATCHLEY, JAMES & JENA SEYMOUR TN 37865 SEVIER
BADGER, AARON SEVIERVILLE TN 37862 SEVIER
BARKER, VALERIE SEVIERVILLE TN 37876 SEVIER
BATCHELOR, BROOKE A SEVIERVILLE TN 37864 SEVIER
BOOTH, JOHN E & MARY E SEVIERVILLE TN 37862 SEVIER
BRANHAM, CORY L SEVIERVILLE TN 37862 SEVIER
BROWN, JOSEPH M & F JUDITH SEVIERVILLE TN 37862 SEVIER
BROWN, WILLIAM E & AMBER D SEVIERVILLE TN 37876 SEVIER
BURDETT, CHAD M SEVIERVILLE TN 37862 SEVIER
BURNS, REBECCA A PIGEON FORGE TN 37863 SEVIER
CASTILLO, CLEOTILDE GATLINBURG TN 37738 SEVIER
COLE, LONNIE W SEYMOUR TN 37865 SEVIER
COOK, JUSTIN B KODAK TN 37764 SEVIER
COX, BOBBY L & ROBIN A SEVIERVILLE TN 37876 SEVIER
CREAGER, TAMMY G KODAK TN 37764 SEVIER
CROWE, JOSHUA R SEVIERVILLE TN 37876 SEVIER
DAVID, RUSSELL B GATLINBURG TN 37738 SEVIER
DAVIS, JOYCE F SEVIERVILLE TN 37876 SEVIER
DENNISON, WILLIAM K SEVIERVILLE TN 37876 SEVIER
DOHERTY, EDWARD G SEVIERVILLE TN 37876 SEVIER
DVORYASHINA, OLGA PIGEON FORGE TN 37863 SEVIER
ELKHATIB, KEVIN K SEYMOUR TN 37865 SEVIER
ESKEW, AMANDA K SEVIERVILLE TN 37862 SEVIER
FARCAS, MARIUS P SEVIERVILLE TN 37862 SEVIER
FLANNIGAN, JERRY W & VIVIAN C SEVIERVILLE TN 37862 SEVIER
FLEMING, ALEAH K SEVIERVILLE TN 37862 SEVIER
FLOYD, ALICIA SEVIERVILLE TN 37862 SEVIER
FRAZIER, BRENDA G SEVIERVILLE TN 37876 SEVIER
FURMAN, MARK SEVIERVILLE TN 37862 SEVIER
FURR, JOSHUA C SEVIERVILLE TN 37876 SEVIER
GONZALEZ, PABLO A PIGEON FORGE TN 37863 SEVIER
GUADALUPE-HERNANDEZ, PABLO SEVIERVILLE TN 37876 SEVIER
HATCHER, ODIS A SEVIERVILLE TN 37876 SEVIER
HENRIQUEZ-CARABENTES, TITO SEVIERVILLE TN 37876 SEVIER
HERNANDEZ, OSCAR SEVIERVILLE TN 37862 SEVIER
HOOD, ALLEN L & OLGA SEVIERVILLE TN 37862 SEVIER
HOUCK, JESSICA L SEVIERVILLE TN 37876 SEVIER
HYDER, MONTY KODAK TN 37764 SEVIER
KEEBLE, JESSICA D SEVIERVILLE TN 37862 SEVIER
KRIDER, JOHN J & CAROLE M SEYMOUR TN 37865 SEVIER
KULOW, NORMA G SEVIERVILLE TN 37876 SEVIER
KUYKENDALL, VIOLETTE S SEYMOUR TN 37865 SEVIER
LANE, MICHELLE L SEVIERVILLE TN 37862 SEVIER
LEDENEVA, ANNA GATLINBURG TN 37738 SEVIER
LIVOLSI, BRYAN M SEVIERVILLE TN 37876 SEVIER
LOCKWOOD, JAMES A SEVIERVILLE TN 37876 SEVIER
LONGLEY, SHAYNA M SEVIERVILLE TN 37876 SEVIER
LOPEZ, JAVIER H KODAK TN 37764 SEVIER
LOVEDAY, KENNETH & FRANCES SEVIERVILLE TN 37862 SEVIER
MARTINEZ, TIFFANY J SEVIERVILLE TN 37876 SEVIER
MCCRARY, NIKKI M SEVIERVILLE TN 37876 SEVIER
MOLINA HERRERA, ROSA M PIGEON FORGE TN 37863 SEVIER
MONTAGNARI, ANTHONY A SEVIERVILLE TN 37862 SEVIER
MONTGOMERY, ROBERT R SEYMOUR TN 37865 SEVIER
MORRIS, RODNEY SEVIERVILLE TN 37876 SEVIER
NEUTEBOOM, JOHN & SIEBERGJE PIGEON FORGE TN 37868 SEVIER
NOLAND, THOMAS A SEYMOUR TN 37865 SEVIER
OGLE, PHILLIP C II SEVIERVILLE TN 37862 SEVIER
ORTIZ, JOAQUIN W SEYMOUR TN 37865 SEVIER
OWNBY, JOHN P SEVIERVILLE TN 37876 SEVIER
PARR, DAVID L SEVIERVILLE TN 37862 SEVIER
PATEL, JIGARKUMAR M PIGEON FORGE TN 37863 SEVIER
PATRICK, STEVEN C SEYMOUR TN 37865 SEVIER
PATTERSON, MARK A SEVIERVILLE TN 37862 SEVIER
QUINN, KELLI J SEVIERVILLE TN 37876 SEVIER
RACHUBA, ROBERT A III SEVIERVILLE TN 37876 SEVIER
RAMIREZ-ROSALES, NOLBERTO GATLINBURG TN 37738 SEVIER
RASCO, BRITTANY J SEVIERVILLE TN 37862 SEVIER
RATELLE, GENE A IV SEVIERVILLE TN 37876 SEVIER
RATLIFF, ELMER JR SEVIERVILLE TN 37862 SEVIER
RHODES, PHILLIP O SEVIERVILLE TN 37876 SEVIER
RIVAS, MARIA CONCEPCION SEVIERVILLE TN 37862 SEVIER
ROSS, KIM M KODAK TN 37764 SEVIER
RUBI-SANTOS, EUCEBIO SEYMOUR TN 37865 SEVIER
RUSSELL, BRIAN W SEYMOUR TN 37865 SEVIER
SANCHEZ, OTILIANO GATLINBURG TN 37738 SEVIER
SANDLIN, DANIEL E & AMANDA ROBERTSO SEVIERVILLE TN 37862 SEVIER
SCHNEIDER, BRIAN A & GWYNN D SEYMOUR TN 37865 SEVIER
SCOTT, JOHN M & ROBIN L KODAK TN 37764 SEVIER
SEAY, SARA PIGEON FORGE TN 37863 SEVIER
SHACKLEFORD, SEAN A SEVIERVILLE TN 37876 SEVIER
SHAH, ASHVIN & RUPAL PIGEON FORGE TN 37863 SEVIER
SHULTS, STANLEY R JR SEVIERVILLE TN 37862 SEVIER
SKINNER, MICHAEL P GATLINBURG TN 37738 SEVIER
SMITH, MICHAEL PIGEON FORGE TN 37863 SEVIER
STEVENS, MICHAEL D & CELIA K PIGEON FORGE TN 37863 SEVIER
STEWART, ELIZABETH M SEYMOUR TN 37865 SEVIER
STEWART, JERAMY L SEVIERVILLE TN 37876 SEVIER
SWANN, WILLIAM A PIGEON FORGE TN 37863 SEVIER
TARWATER, CALEB E SEYMOUR TN 37865 SEVIER
THERRIEN, BEVERLEY A GATLINBURG TN 37738 SEVIER
THOMAS, EDNA R SEYMOUR TN 37865 SEVIER
THOMPSON, RODNEY W JR GATLINBURG TN 37738 SEVIER
URBAN, ANGELA M SEYMOUR TN 37865 SEVIER
VASQUEZ, WENDY I & JUAN R PIGEON FORGE TN 37863 SEVIER
VON BLARAMBERG, CHRISTOPHER K SEVIERVILLE TN 37876 SEVIER
WALKER SR, CHARLES R SEVIERVILLE TN 37876 SEVIER
WELLS, RONNIE SEVIERVILLE TN 37862 SEVIER
WHITE, OTIS PIGEON FORGE TN 37863 SEVIER
WILLIAMSON, JAMISON F SEVIERVILLE TN 37862 SEVIER
WITCHIE, LOREN L SEVIERVILLE TN 37876 SEVIER
WOLFE, JAMES H & PATRICIA E SEVIERVILLE TN 37862 SEVIER
WOODRUFF, LUCAS SEVIERVILLE TN 37864 SEVIER
WOOLARD, PRESTON H SEVIERVILLE TN 37876 SEVIER
YOUNG, TAMMY L KODAK TN 37764 SEVIER