I am trying to locate unclaimed federal funds (probably IRS funds from
10 or 15 years ago) for Luis and Francis Atencio.

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 06 Dec 2004 16:56 PST

Rudy47-ga,


For a tax refund, the Atencio's might be out of luck.  

The IRS website notes:


http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=108836,00.html
Time Running Out for Some Unclaimed Refunds


"The law provides most taxpayers with a three-year window of
opportunity for claiming a refund. If no return is filed to claim the
refund within three years, the money becomes property of the U.S.
Treasury..."



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However, there are other unclaimed federal funds for which they may be
eligible.  Each federal agency has a different set of procedures for
making a claim.  You can explore them one by one using the links here:


http://www.firstgov.gov/Citizen/Topics/Money_Owed.shtml
Government May Owe You Money 
 
"Check unclaimed property, credit unions, mortgage refunds and more..."



The site includes links to IRS sites, in case you want to pursue the
matter with them further regarding the unclaimed funds in question. 
It also has links to instructions for unclaimed funds regarding:


Bank Failures 

Credit Unions

Mortgage Insurance Refunds

Pension Funds

Federal Employee Benefits


and also includes links to individual state sites for investigating
the status of unclaimed funds in the states (bank accounts, etc).



I trust this information fully answers your question.  But before
rating this answer, please let me know if you need any additional
information.   Just post a Request for Clarification, and I'll be
happy to assist you further.


Best of luck,

pafalafa-ga



search strategy:  Used bookmarked links to federal Unclaimed funds sites.

[sorry...I meant to post the above as an answer, rather than a comment...]

Rudy47-ga,


For a tax refund, the Atencio's might be out of luck.  

The IRS website notes:


http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=108836,00.html
Time Running Out for Some Unclaimed Refunds


"The law provides most taxpayers with a three-year window of
opportunity for claiming a refund. If no return is filed to claim the
refund within three years, the money becomes property of the U.S.
Treasury..."



==========


However, there are other unclaimed federal funds for which they may be
eligible.  Each federal agency has a different set of procedures for
making a claim.  You can explore them one by one using the links here:


http://www.firstgov.gov/Citizen/Topics/Money_Owed.shtml
Government May Owe You Money 
 
"Check unclaimed property, credit unions, mortgage refunds and more..."



The site includes links to IRS sites, in case you want to pursue the
matter with them further regarding the unclaimed funds in question. 
It also has links to instructions for unclaimed funds regarding:


Bank Failures 

Credit Unions

Mortgage Insurance Refunds

Pension Funds

Federal Employee Benefits


and also includes links to individual state sites for investigating
the status of unclaimed funds in the states (bank accounts, etc).



I trust this information fully answers your question.  But before
rating this answer, please let me know if you need any additional
information.   Just post a Request for Clarification, and I'll be
happy to assist you further.


Best of luck,

pafalafa-ga



search strategy:  Used bookmarked links to federal Unclaimed funds sites.

12-6-2004

Are they alive now or are they now deceased?  What city/state did they live in?
This information is needed for research.  If either is deceased,
please mention the date of death and city/state of death.  What would
have been the reason for a refund--is this just a normal refund of
taxes due or tax monies from some other source or for some other
reason?

4KEITH (I'm NOT a GOOGLE Researcher)