The $18 billion State Employees' Credit Union is trying to finda soft spot with the IRS as the cooperative continues to make thecase that it can help the agency find recipients of unclaimed taxrefunds.
The IRS recently said 107,831 refund checks totaling $123.5 millionwere returned to the agency because of mailing address errors. SECUPresident/CEO Jim Blaine offered to check IRS records against theCU's database to see if any members were due checks. The IRS saidit could not share Social Security numbers with anyone except thetaxpayer.
In another appeal, Blaine said North Carolina is the country'stenth most populous state making up 4% of the population. Hefigured if 4% of the 107,831 unclaimed checks belong to NorthCarolinians that would amount to 4,300 people.
“Tell Scrooge [or] whoever that might be at the IRS, to quit withthe 'bah-humbugs,'” Blaine said in a Nov. 12 e-mail he shared withCredit Union Times. “What a gift this might be at this time ofyear! A special gift from the IRS!”
The IRS said it is eager to get the checks out to the rightfulowners. Blaine said he can get SECU's data tape to the agency“right away” and even asked about a possible pilot between thetwo.
“C'mon, the IRS needs to practice its 'Ho-Ho-Ho's,'” Blaineurged.
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