Auroraadvocate.com - 31 Portage Countians due tax refunds

by Mike Sever

Record-Courier Reporter

Sometimes the check is just waiting to get into the mail.

The Internal Revenue Service is looking for 31 people in Portage County among more than 2,500 taxpayers in Ohio and West Virginia who are due to receive a combined $2.5 million in the form of refund checks.

The 31 people from Portage County are expected to receive refunds averaging $687 for a total of $21,312.

The checks were returned to the IRS by the U.S. Postal Service because of mailing address errors, according to the IRS.

"We want taxpayers in Ohio and West Virginia to get this money as soon as possible. This money belongs to them, so if anyone thinks they are missing a tax refund, take a few minutes to go on IRS.gov or call the toll free IRS refund Hotline," said Eric Erickson, IRS spokesperson for Ohio and West Virginia.

The Web site is open 24 hours a day to help taxpayers get their check.

All a taxpayer has to do is update his or her address once. The IRS will then send out all checks due. Undeliverable refund checks for Ohio taxpayers average $919 this year with an average of $858 for West Virginia taxpayers.

Taxpayers can update their addresses with the "Where's My Refund?" tool on IRS.gov. The tool 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 2008 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.

The Portage county residents on the IRS list are: Theresa M. Baer, Carol A. Baker, Eduardo Flores Camacho, Vincent J. Cassaro, James R. & Laura A. Cerha.

Robert Gemmell III, Matt C. Haehner, Donald Hall, Tracy L. Hyer, Walter R. Kaufman, Brandon M. Kilgrove, Heather Kirkpatrick, Meridith L. Knight-Dalton, Brendan A. Kokinda, Carroll Kraft, Tien V. Ly.

Laverne McFarland, Ashley M. Metzger, Dolly M. Nelson, Jason M. Richards, Brandy Ricketson, Brian Rosariomartinez, Chris J. Runevitch, Tony Santana.

Jessica E. Schucht, Kenton M. Siers, Hunter S. Stoneking, Kathryn M. Truog, Edward & Yvonne Welsh, Joe W. Whiteside, and Javier Zamora Dominguez.

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