(The Center Square) – Louisiana taxpayers have until Sept. 4 to claim more than $17.5 million in state tax refunds before the money is transferred to the state’s unclaimed property program.
The Louisiana Department of Revenue said it mailed Notices of Unclaimed Property to 22,751 individual and business taxpayers informing them they have unclaimed tax refunds that must be claimed before the deadline.
According to the department, a total of $17,552,680 in unclaimed tax refunds is scheduled for transfer to the Unclaimed Property Division within the Louisiana State Treasurer’s Office if the refunds are not claimed by Sept. 4, as required by state law.
Taxpayers who receive a notice can claim their refunds in one of two ways. They may submit the requested information online through the Department of Revenue’s unclaimed refund portal or complete and return the voucher attached to the Notice of Unclaimed Property letter dated July 24.
The department said taxpayers who submit claims electronically or return the voucher by the deadline will receive a paper refund check.
The transfer does not mean taxpayers lose the money; it simply moves the funds to the state treasurer’s unclaimed property program until they are claimed.
