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$36 Million In Unpaid Tax Refunds Can Be Claimed Until Oct. 6

$36 Million In Unpaid Tax Refunds Can Be Claimed Until Oct. 6

The State of Louisiana has $36 million in unpaid tax refunds that can be claimed by residents until October 6, 2022.

According to a report by Baton Rouge news station WAFB 9, "The Louisiana Department of Revenue (LDR) sent letters to 20,400 individual and business taxpayers advising them to claim their refunds before they are transferred by law to the Unclaimed Property Division of the state treasurer’s office."

If not claimed before the LDR's deadline, over $36 million will be transferred.

If you received a letter and would like to go through the claims process, you must send the voucher enclosed with your Notice of Unclaimed Property back to the LDR. The agency will issue paper checks to all eligible taxpayers who submit their vouchers by the October 6 deadline.

If you realize you are owed an unclaimed refund after the cutoff date, you can claim your funds by contacting the state's Unclaimed Property Division.

This isn't the first time Louisiana residents have left millions of dollars in state tax refunds unclaimed. In November 2021, the Associated Press reported that $5.6 million was set to be transferred to the Unclaimed Property Division.

At the time, State Treasurer John Schroder (R) told the AP:

“If you haven’t checked your name in our database in a while, there’s no better time than today. In fact, the amounts received in income tax refunds this year range from a few dollars to up to six figures."

Have you received a letter about an unclaimed tax refund in Louisiana?

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