You might be one of 84,290 taxpayers who had some kind of address problem which prevented the IRS from mailing you your refund check last year. The average check is a whooping $871 for a grand total of about $73 million.

If you didn’t get a check and are still waiting for it, you might go on over to the IRS “Where’s My Refund” section and see if Uncle Sam is indeed holding your check.

To get to your refund status, you’ll need to provide the following information as shown on your return:

• Your Social Security Number (or IRS Individual Taxpayer Identification Number)
• Your Filing Status, (Single, Married Filing Joint Return, Married Filing Separate Return, Head of Household, or Qualifying Widow(er))
• The Refund amount (It is important to enter the refund amount exactly as it is shown on your return in order for our computer system to retrieve your data)

[CNN]

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