| If you worked part-time, full time or just a few | | | | in business. He will keep your refund if you let him. |
| weeks and your Employer withheld Federal | | | | Every year the IRS keeps millions and millions of |
| Taxes, you more then likely can be refunded | | | | dollars because people just won't take the time |
| your withheld payroll taxes. | | | | and file a simple tax return. |
| Millions of seniors, students, housewives and | | | | Mr. X, we will call him, was disabled and worked |
| disabled taxpayers don't legally have to file a | | | | part-time for a city agency. He did not earn very |
| return, however, if they did, they could benefit | | | | much and he, his wife, and 2 children lived a very |
| more then they could ever imagine. | | | | modest life. He never earned a lot from year to |
| The IRS is NOT going to send you a notice saying | | | | year, and he lived in a state where his low income |
| that they owe you a refund. To my knowledge, | | | | was sufficient enough to get by on. |
| this does not happen. | | | | Another disabled associated informed him that he |
| The IRS will prepare what they call a substitute | | | | was missing the boat by not filing his taxes, even |
| return for you and if the substitute return shows | | | | though he had called the IRS and was told that he |
| that you owe taxes, you will get a letter in the | | | | did not have to file. |
| mail. If it looks like the IRS owes you, usually, | | | | Mr. X wanted the stimulus check, but could not |
| nothing is said. | | | | get the payment unless he filed his 2007 tax |
| Well, that's not exactly true. | | | | return. |
| Some where around February or March of each | | | | The tax credit for being permanently disabled and |
| year, the IRS releases a press release saying that | | | | the child tax credit for the two minor children plus |
| they have an enormous amount of refunds | | | | the small amount of withholding, increased his |
| available for non-filers. The press release goes on | | | | refund to over $14,800 for 3 years. The refund |
| to say that if the taxpayer does not file a return | | | | amount did not include the stimulus amendment, |
| by April 15, they could loose their refund from 3 | | | | so Mr. X was truly happy. |
| years back. There is a 3 year window. | | | | This is not an isolated incident, this happens all the |
| No, this press release isn't on the front page of | | | | time and since the IRS, usually, won't contact a |
| any major newspaper and why should it be? | | | | taxpayer who is owed a refund, nothing is said. |
| Regardless of what you might think, Uncle Sam is | | | | |