IRS REFUNDS AWAIT CLAIM

More than $40 million in tax refund checks are waiting to be claimed by 72,000 taxpayers for 1988. The checks were returned by the post office as undeliverable, either because of an incorrect address or failure to leave a forwarding address. If this applies to you, call your local IRS tax assistance number.

Altogether, 75 million people received $65.5 billion in IRS refunds for 1988, averaging $877 per taxpayer.