How You Can Find Unclaimed Wealth - Part 2 8.
Internal Revenue Service
Contact the IRS directly for information on Unclaimed tax refunds:
http://www.irs.ustreas.gov
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
Refunds on retirement accounts: http://search.pbgc.gov
Housing and Urban Development
Refunds for mortgage insurance obtained by government loan:
http://www.hud.gov/fha/comp/refunds/page1.html
Canadian Bank Accounts
Search for unclaimed accounts in Canada: http://ucbswww.bankbanque-canada.ca
Search for unclaimed accounts in British Columbia:
http://www.fin.gov.bc.ca/ocg/upo/unclaimed.htm
Dept. of Veterans Affairs
Information on VA education benefits: http://www.va.gov
Swiss Bank Accounts
For dormant accounts visit: http://www.dormantaccounts.ch/
Australia Unclaimed Property
Search for unclaimed accounts in Australia:
http://www.treasury.gov.au/um
Are you a Holocaust survivor
or an heir of a Holocaust victim?
If so, unclaimed assets being held in bank accounts in Switzerland
may belong to you.
If you believe you may be the owner of or heir to assets held or
deposited with a Swiss bank between January 1, 1933, and May 9, 1945,
please contact the Holocaust Claims Processing Office. You may reach that
office at one of the following addresses or phone numbers:
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E-Mail Address claimsques@banking.state.ny.us
Internet Address http://www.claims.state.ny.us
Holocaust Claims Processing Office
New York State Banking Department
2 Rector Street
New York, NY 10006
800-695-3318 (from within the U.S.)
212-618-6983 (from outside the U.S.)
212-618-6908 (fax)
For your convenience, claim forms and filing instructions can be
downloaded directly from the Holocaust Claims Processing Office.
The Swiss Bankers Association published a list on July 23, 1997, of
approximately 1,800 names on bank accounts that have been dormant since
the end of World War II. In addition, the Jewish Congress has published a
list of approximately 1,300 foreign accounts held by the Swiss Bank
Corporation in New York that were frozen during World War II. It is
believed that these accounts, which have seen no activity since the end of the
war, belonged to Holocaust victims and survivors. Attempts are underway to
restore this property to its rightful owners or heirs.
Many states require search firms and heirfinders to be licensed or
registered and impose legal limits on how large a percentage of the value of
the claimed property they can charge.
Always check with the unclaimed property department within your
state government before signing a contract with a property search firm.
State Unclaimed Property Offices
A list of the state unclaimed property offices follows. Some states
have Web sites that will allow you to search for unclaimed property.
Generally these sites are not kept up to date. Run an Internet check, but then
contact them by mail.
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ALABAMA
Unclaimed Property Division
P.O. Box 302520
Montgomery, AL 36130-2520
(334) 242-9614
ALASKA
Department of Revenue
Unclaimed Property Unit
P.O. Box 110420
Juneau, AK 99811-0420
(907) 465-4653
http://www.revenue.state.ak.us/iea/property/index.htm
ARIZONA
Department of Revenue
Unclaimed Property Unit
P.O. box 29026, Site Code9026
Phoenix, AZ 85038-9026
(602) 542-4643
ARKANSAS
Auditor of State
Unclaimed Property Division
1400 West 3rd, Suite 100
Little Rock, AR 72201-1811
(501) 682-6000
http://www.unclaimed.org/ar.htm
CALIFORNIA
Division of Collections
Bureau of Unclaimed Property
P.O. Box 942850
Sacramento, CA 94250-5873
(916) 323-2850
1-800-992-4647 (w/i CA)
http://www.sco.ca.gov/
COLORADO
Unclaimed Property Division
1560 Broadway, Suite 1225
Denver, CO 80202
(303) 894-2443
http://www.treasurer.state.co.us/
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CONNECTICUT
Unclaimed Property Unit
Office of State Treasurer
55 Elm Street
Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 702-3050
http://www.state.ct.us/ott/
DELAWARE
Unclaimed Property Division
P.O. Box 8931
Wilmington, DE 19899-8931
(302) 577-8205
http://www.state.de.us/revenue
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Office of the Comptroller
Unclaimed Property Unit
810 1st St. NE, Room 401
Washington, DC 20004
(202) 442-8181
FLORIDA
Department of Banking & Finance
Bureau of Unclaimed Property
101 East Gaines Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0350
(850) 488-7777
http://www.dbf.state.fl.us/index.html
GEORGIA
Department of Revenue
270 Washington Street, Room 404
Atlanta, GA 30334
(404) 656-4244
http://www2.state.ga.us/departments/dor/ptd/
HAWAII
Unclaimed Property Section
P.O. Box 150
Honolulu, HI 96810-0150
(808) 586-1589
IDAHO
Unclaimed Property Division
P.O. Box 36
Boise, ID 83722-2240
(208) 334-7623
http://www.unclaimed.org/id.htm
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ILLINOIS
Unclaimed Property Division
Department of Financial Institutions
500 Iles Park Place
Springfield, IL 62718
(217) 782-6692
http://www.state.il.us/dfi/
INDIANA
Attorney General's Office
Unclaimed Property Division
402 West Washington, Suite C-531
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-6348
http://www.state.in.us/atty_gen/index.html
IOWA
State Treasurer's Office
Unclaimed Property Division
State Capitol Building
Des Moines, IA 50319
(515) 281-5367
http://www.treasurer.state.ia.us/
KANSAS
Unclaimed Property Division
900 Jackson, Suite 201
Topeka, KS 66612-1235
(913) 296-4165
http://www.treasurer.state.ks.us/
KENTUCKY
Unclaimed Property Division
Kentucky State Treasury Department
Suite 183, Capitol Annex
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 564-4722
http://162.114.197.36/agencies/treasury/homepage.htm
LOUISIANA
Louisiana Dept of Revenue & Taxation
Unclaimed Property Section
P.O. Box 91010
Baton Rouge, LA 70823-9010
(504) 925-7407
Fax: (504) 925-3853
http://www.rev.state.la.us/
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MAINE
State Treasurer's Office
Abandoned Property Division
39 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0039
(207) 287-6668
http://www.state.me.us/treasurer/property.htm
MARYLAND
Unclaimed Property Unit
301 West Preston Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-2385
(800) 782-7383
(410) 767-1700
http://www.comp.state.md.us/main.htm
MASSACHUSETTS
Abandoned Property Division
1 Ashburton Place 12th Floor
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 367-0400
http://www.magnet.state.ma.us/treasury/
MICHIGAN
Department of Treasury
Unclaimed Property Division
Lansing, MI 48922
(517) 335-4327
http://www.treas.state.mi.us/unclprop/unclindx.htm
MINNESOTA
Department of Commerce
Unclaimed Property Division
133 East 7th Street
St. Paul, MN 55101
(612) 296-2568
http://www.commerce.state.mn.us/
MISSISSIPPI
Unclaimed Property Division
P.O. Box 138
Jackson, MS 39205-0138
(601) 359-3600
http://www.treasury.state.ms.us/
MISSOURI
Unclaimed Property Section
P.O. Box 1272
Jefferson City, MO 65102-1272
(573) 751-0840
http://www.sto.state.mo.us/ucp/unclprop.htm 14.
MONTANA
Unclaimed Property Division
Department of Revenue
Mitchell Building
Helena, MT 59620
(406) 444-2425
NEBRASKA
Unclaimed Property Division
P.O. Box 94788
Lincoln, NE 68509
(402) 471-2455
http://www.nebraska.treasurer.org/
NEVADA
Unclaimed Property Division
2501 East Sahara Avenue, Suite 304
Las Vegas, NV 89104
(702) 486-4140
http://www.state.nv.us/b&i/up/
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Unclaimed Property Division
Treasury Department
25 Capitol Street - Room 205
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 271-2649
http://www.state.nh.us/treasury/
NEW JERSEY
Department of the Treasury
Unclaimed Property
P.O. Box 214
Trenton, NJ 08646-0214
(609) 292-9200
http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/index.html
NEW MEXICO
Unclaimed Property Division
P.O. Box 25123
Santa Fe, NM 87504-5123
(505) 827-0767
NEW YORK
Office of Unclaimed Funds
Alfred E. Smith Building, 9th Floor
Albany, NY 12236
(518) 474-4038
http://www.osc.state.ny.us/ This document and accompanying materials are designed to provide authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered in it. It is for illustration purposes only and presented with the understanding that the author and publisher are not engaged in rendering legal, accounting or other professional opinions. If legal advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought. |
