The Internal Revenue Service is looking for 87,485 taxpayers whose income tax refund checks could not be delivered. Checks totaling more than $73 million can be reissued as soon as taxpayers correct or update their addresses with the IRS.

"Where's My Refund?" on IRS.gov provides information about refunds and is available from the IRS home page. To use it, taxpayers enter information that includes their Social Security number, filing status (such as single or married filing jointly) and the refund amount shown on their 2003 tax return. When the information is submitted online, taxpayers see Web pages that show the status of their refund and, in some cases, instructions to resolve potential account issues.

The number of undeliverable checks decreased this year by 5,325, but the average refund, $836, increased compared with last year's average of $722.

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Further information:
www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=131152,00.html
www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=96596,00.html
www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8822.pdf