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More than 800 Fifth District taxpayers can still claim stimulus payments

Congresswoman Virginia Foxx today released a list of more than 800 Fifth District constituents that the federal government unsuccessfully attempted to mail an economic stimulus check to this year.  These constituents are eligible for economic stimulus payments or other tax refunds, but did not receive a check because payments mailed by the IRS were returned.

"Every North Carolinian who filed for an economic stimulus payment deserves to get the money that was promised to them,” Rep. Foxx said.  “Taxpayers can check my web site, www.foxx.house.gov, for a complete county-by-county list of names and learn if they should have received a refund check from the IRS.” (Click here for complete list)

Constituents whose names are on the list of refund checks returned by the U.S. Postal Service due to mailing address errors can claim their check by contacting the IRS directly.  Unclaimed checks include both regular tax refunds and economic stimulus payments.

To receive unclaimed checks, all a taxpayer has to do is update his or her address. The IRS will then send out all checks due.

Taxpayers who did not receive their anticipated economic stimulus payment can use the  “Where’s My Stimulus Payment?” feature on www.irs.gov to check on the status of the missing stimulus payment and update their addresses if necessary. Economic stimulus claimants without internet access can call 1-866-234-2942 to check on a missing payment.

Taxpayers who did not receive their anticipated refund can use the  “Where’s My Refund?” feature on www.irs.gov to check on the status of the missing refund, initiate refund tracers and update their addresses online, 24/7. Taxpayers without internet access can call 1-800-829-1040 to check on a missing refund.

Taxpayers with undeliverable stimulus payments must update their addresses by November 28, 2008 to ensure the IRS can reissue the stimulus checks by the statutory deadline of December 31, 2008.

Currently, in North Carolina, there are 3,038 undeliverable refund checks totaling $2,768,764 and there are 8,898 undeliverable economic stimulus payments totaling $5,005,510.