Irs Form 8822

Millions of dollars unclaimed by California taxpayers, IRS says

The IRS may have "missing money" waiting for you.

Millions of dollars in refunds owed to thousands of California taxpayers haven't been claimed, says the IRS. There are two kinds of refund monies: undelivered and unclaimed.

If your paper refund check was returned to the IRS as "undeliverable" by the U.S. Post Office, you need to claim it. The IRS uses a taxpayer's last known address, but if you moved and hadn't notified the IRS, your check may be waiting. Undelivered refunds don't expire.

As of last fall, there was $23.4 million in undelivered refunds sitting unclaimed for some 15,700 California taxpayers, including more than 900 in the Sacramento area, said IRS spokesman Jesse Weller.

The other category is unclaimed tax refunds by those who didn't file a return.

In some cases, low-income people had taxes withheld from their paychecks but didn't earn enough to be required to file a return. They would be eligible for a refund of the withheld taxes.

Others may have qualified for the refundable Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) but didn't file a return.

In both cases, you must file a return within three years to claim those refunds. "Once the statutory deadline passes, those refunds are lost to the taxpayer, and the monies are transferred to the Treasury," noted Weller.

Tax forms and details on the EITC are available at www.irs.gov ("Forms and Publications") or by calling (800) 829-3676.

If your undelivered check is from the last 12 months, you can update your address online at www.irs.gov , "Where's My Refund?" Or you can file IRS Form 8822 (Change of Address), which can be ordered at (800) TAX-FORM (829-3676).

If you do not have Internet access, contact your tax preparer or call (800) 829-1040 to check on your refund and to change your address.

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Summertime is a popular time for people with children to move since school is out. Moving can be expensive, but the IRS offers 10 tax tips on deducting some of those expenses if your move is related to starting a new job or a new job location.

Move must be closely related to start of work Generally, you can consider moving expenses incurred within one year from the date you first reported to a new location, as closely related in time to the start of work. Distance Test Your move meets the distance test if your new main job location is at least 50 miles farther from your former home than your previous job location was. Time Test You must work full time for at least 39 weeks during the first 12 months after you arrive in the general area of your new job location, or at least 78 weeks during the first 24 months if you are self-employed. If your income tax return is due before you’ve satisfied this requirement, you can still deduct your allowable moving expenses if you expect to meet the time test in the following years. Travel You can deduct lodging expenses for yourself and household members while moving from your former home to your new home. You can also deduct transportation expenses, including airfare, vehicle mileage, parking fees and tolls you pay to move, but you can only deduct one trip per person. Household goods You can deduct the cost of packing, crating and transporting your household goods and personal property. You may be able to include the cost of storing and insuring these items while in transit. Utilities You can deduct the costs of connecting or disconnecting utilities. Nondeductible expenses You cannot deduct as moving expenses: any part of the purchase price of your new home, car tags, drivers license, costs of buying or selling a home, expenses of Expenses. Reimbursed expenses If your employer reimburses you for the cost of the move, the reimbursement may have to be included on your income tax return. Update your address When you move, be sure to update your address with the IRS and the U.S. Postal Service to ensure you receive refunds or correspondence from the IRS. Use Form 8822, Change of Address, to notify the IRS.

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