Hurry! Secure Your Share Of $15M In Unclaimed State Tax Refunds In Louisiana
LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL News) - Have you ever had a dream where a mysterious person shows up at your door to let you know that you've inherited a large amount of money from a distant relative? That's not likely to happen often to those of us from South Louisiana. You are more likely to have old security deposits, tax refunds, or other money that you don't realize belongs to you!
Make sure you find out if you are one of the the lucky taxpayers that have until Sept. 6 to claim millions of dollars in state tax refunds before they become unclaimed property.
The Louisiana Department of Revenue (LDR) sent Notice of Unclaimed Property letters to 18,801 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. The amount of unclaimed refunds due for transfer if not claimed from LDR is $15,057,684.
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Taxpayers who receive one of these letters from LDR can claim their refunds by one of two methods:
Visit www.revenue.louisiana.gov/UnclaimedRefund and provide the requested information; OR Complete and return to LDR the voucher attached to the Notice of Unclaimed Property letter dated July 26, 2024
The Department of Revenue will issue paper checks to all taxpayers submitting claims electronically or with the voucher by the Sept. 6 deadline.
Any refund not claimed by the deadline remains the property of the taxpayer, and can be retrieved from the Unclaimed Property Division of the state treasurer’s office.
