IRS has $14.7M in tax refunds for some Kansans. How to find out if you’re one of them
If you’re one of the roughly 14,600 Kansans that didn’t file their tax returns for 2019, you still have time.
There’s about $14.7 million in refunds the Internal Revenue Service has not returned to Kansans for the 2019 tax year, according to a release from the agency earlier this month. That’s part of $1.5 billion nationwide.
Usually if people don’t file tax returns within three years, the refunds become property of the U.S. Treasury, but 2019’s deadline was extended due to the coronavirus pandemic. That gives filers until July 17, 2023, to file those late returns and get their refunds.
“The 2019 tax returns came due during the pandemic, and many people may have overlooked or forgotten about these refunds,” IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel stated in the release. “We frequently see students, part-time workers and others with little income overlook filing a tax return and never realize they may be owed a refund. We encourage people to review their records and start gathering records now, so they don’t run the risk of missing the July deadline.”
The median potential refund in Kansas is $913, according to the IRS release.
How to file your 2019 federal tax return
You can use online filing companies like TurboTax and H&R Block to file taxes from previous years.
If you don’t have the documents you need to file, you can ask your employer or bank for the year you’re filing to provide them.
If you are unable to get the proper documents, the IRS recommends using the online income transcript through their website. You can also request a transcript by filling out the 4596-T form, which you can find on the IRS’ website.
