IRS owes one SM resident more than 12K in refunds
By Daily Press staff
The IRS is looking for 69 Santa Monicans.
But it’s not because they owe money. Rather, the IRS owes them.
The IRS wants to return undelivered tax refund and child credit checks to taxpayers whose last address was in the Santa Monica area. The checks total nearly $60,000 and their amounts range from a low of $1 to a high of $12,158. The checks can be reissued after taxpayers update their addresses.
In Los Angeles County the IRS is looking for 8,782 taxpayers who have $5.9 million awaiting them in undelivered tax refund and child credit checks.
“Our Web site makes it easy for taxpayers to track undelivered checks,” said IRS Commissioner Mark W. Everson. “Our goal is to get this money back in the hands of the people it belongs to, and we want to get the checks out as soon as possible.”
IRS.gov, the IRS’ Web site, has sections called “Where’s My Refund?” that provides information about refunds and “Where’s My Advance Child Tax Credit?” that provides information about the tax credit. Both are available on the IRS home page.
“In Los Angeles County, the undelivered checks range from $1 to $171,574,” said IRS spokesman Victor Omelczenko. “Statewide, we have 30,187 undelivered checks totaling nearly $19.5 million that we would like to give back to taxpayers.”
To use the resources on IRS.gov, taxpayers enter information including their Social Security number and their filing status, such as single or married filing jointly. In addition, the refund amount shown on their 2002 tax return is required for refunds. To get information on the advance child tax credit, taxpayers must also enter the number of exemptions shown on their 2002 tax return. When the information is submitted online, taxpayers see Web pages that show the status of their refund or advance child tax credit check. In many cases, they also get instructions they need to resolve problems.
Taxpayers without access to the Internet who think they may be missing a refund or advance child tax credit check should first review their records or contact their tax preparer before calling the IRS toll-free assistance line at 1 800 829-1040 to update their address.
Taxpayers who have moved since filing their last tax return can ensure the IRS has their correct address by filing Form 8822, Change of Address, with the IRS. Download the form or request it by calling 1 800 TAX-FORM (1 800 829-3676).
Here is a list of Santa Monicans owed money by the IRS
DERDERIAN, HARRY & SABRINA GREENHUT SANTA MONICA CA 90401
ESTEBAN, MICHELLE L SANTA MONICA CA 90401
LALA, SRUR & EMAN SANTA MONICA CA 90401
MC NALL, EARL G SANTA MONICA CA 90401
548,VENESY, SCOTT T SANTA MONICA CA 90401
KHAN ALI, SAIMA SANTA MONICA CA 90402
PERAZA, SONIA E SANTA MONICA CA 90402
PEREIRA, MICHELLE A SANTA MONICA CA 90402
ARESCO, JOSEPH F SANTA MONICA CA 90403
COX, O BRIEN E SANTA MONICA CA 90403
DAMIEN, MORGAN D SANTA MONICA CA 90403
HAMMERSCHMIDT, SUSAN L SANTA MONICA CA 90403
JIMENEZ, DOLORES SANTA MONICA CA 90403
KASS, ROBERT L & ANITA SANTA MONICA CA 90403
LINDSTROM, LARS & INGER SANTA MONICA CA 90403
NEWBRAND, MICHAEL A SANTA MONICA CA 90403
NOVAK, MARY A SANTA MONICA CA 90403
OSTROWSKI, JANET SANTA MONICA CA 90403
REANEY, GILBERT SANTA MONICA CA 90403
SHORTT, PAUL R & CINDY J SANTA MONICA CA 90403
SPARKS, ROBERT J SANTA MONICA CA 90403
TOMPKINS, KATHLEEN T SANTA MONICA CA 90403
ALEIXO, JEFFREY & MICHELLE W LOS ANGELES CA 90404
BLAY-HERRERO, JAUME SANTA MONICA CA 90404
BROWN, BENITA SANTA MONICA CA 90404
BURKE, KIMBERLY L SANTA MONICA CA 90404
CUEVA, FELIPE & MAGDALENA SANTA MONICA CA 90404
FELDMAN, NEAL SANTA MONICA CA 90404
FRANCO, CELSO SANTA MONICA CA 90404
HERNANDEZ, IRMA SANTA MONICA CA 90404
HUBBARD, EVELYN L SANTA MONICA CA 90404
MILES, JO ANN SANTA MONICA CA 90404
PULASKI, MICHAEL SANTA MONICA CA 90404
RAHMANIAN, MEHDI SANTA MONICA CA 90404
ROMAN, ZOILA I LOS ANGELES CA 90404
THOMAS, RICKY C SANTA MONICA CA 90404
VASQUEZ, JULIAN & EUGENIA ALVARADO SANTA MONICA CA 90404
WEERANARAWAT, SUMITRA SANTA MONICA CA 90404
WELLS, CATHERINE & BRUCE MARKS SANTA MONICA CA 90404
ALEXIS, STEVE & MARDI A DEVEUVE SANTA MONICA CA 90405
BARRY, FRANCES M SANTA MONICA CA 90405
BOWEY, JOHN SANTA MONICA CA 90405
BURGER, NICHOLAS P SANTA MONICA CA 90405
DUARTE, ASCENCION P SANTA MONICA CA 90405
540,DUKOFF, LAUREN A SANTA MONICA CA 90405
FARAONE, DAVID SANTA MONICA CA 90405
HANSCOM, LUCAS K SANTA MONICA CA 90405
HENDRIX, MARK L & LINDA S SANTA MONICA CA 90405
HOPKINS, LILLIAN G SANTA MONICA CA 90405
HUNTER, SHARON S SANTA MONICA CA 90405
JENSEN, MICHAEL F SANTA MONICA CA 90405
KUJAWSKI, JOHN CHARLES SANTA MONICA CA 90405
KULKARNI, GIRISH & PRIYA SHAH SANTA MONICA CA 90405
LEAL, EDUARDO & YADIRA LEAL AGUILAR SANTA MONICA CA 90405
LUM, LESLIE A SANTA MONICA CA 90405
MADDOCK, BRENT R & PATRICIA WRIGHT SANTA MONICA CA 90405
MORA VIERA, ALEX SANTA MONICA CA 90405
TEMBERLAKE, RODNEY L SANTA MONICA CA 90405
VIOTTI, VITTORIO SANTA MONICA CA 90405
WAGNER, JOHN SANTA MONICA CA 90405
WALLACE, BARBARA R SANTA MONICA CA 90405
WEISS, DAVID R SANTA MONICA CA 90405
WILSON, CAMERON J SANTA MONICA CA 90405
WISE, GARY W SANTA MONICA CA 90405
YAGO, GIDEON SANTA MONICA CA 90405
CORRALES, NICOLAS A & LILIANA SANTA MONICA CA 90406
LIEBLEIN, RENATE L SANTA MONICA CA 90406
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on November 28, 2003. Read the original PDF.