Anyone who buys a lottery ticket but hasn’t filed a 2010 tax return should kick themselves twice – if you are due a refund from the IRS you only have until April 15 to file that return and get your winnings (I mean refund.) Michael Cohn in AccountingToday will give you all the details:

http://www.accountingtoday.com/news/IRS-Looks-Distribute-Unclaimed-Tax-Refunds-70036-1.html?utm_campaign=daily-mar%2020%202014&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter

Now topping the list of refunds by state is (surprise, surprise) Texas, California and New York – those three states account for 25% of the total refunds. So you have a little less than a month to get the returns filed and get your money – now get to it!

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