on the table here. in fact u.s. taxpayers, gregg, are about to hand the government a big fat easter present. 3/4 of a billion dollars the government doesn t deserve. in the tax year 2010, people left on the table, $760 million in unclaimed tax refunds. you mentioned nearly a million people didn t file a return in 2010. in a little more than4 hours the money becomes property of federal government. greatest number in california not surprisingly because of the population and texas and new york. highest average refund, alaska $649. second, wyoming, 648. , $640 in washington state. who are these folks? james robertson is with h&r block. many of them are young kids, students, people who just started out working that may have been under the filing threshold and not realized they could file a return and claim refund of with holding or they
and how can you be sure uncle sam doesn t owe you money? you have to take responsibility. people for the most part hate paying taxes? there is a million folks who paid uncle sam money that they don t owe to the government. 760 million because so many people didn t file a return. after three years, in 24 hours, that money becomes the government. who are the folks most likely to be owed. students who maybe had a part- time. and had with holding and department hit the threshold and don t know they paid the government. retired americans and low income workers and didn t claim the earned income tax credit. you can get money back. 5,000 for some folks and tight states, california, because of population.
oh, what a relief it is! in today s number one, reflects the nation s slowly moving jobs number. texas leads all of job growth for january with a 4.5% gain over a year ago. san jose, california, just a tenth of a percent behind followed by nashville with a 3.7% gain. $760 million in unclaimed tax refunds from 2010 will expire on april 15th. that s money due to people who failed to file a return. if you live in connecticut, you re likely to get one of the largest fax refunds in the nation this year. in 2011, the average fax refund in the nutmeg state was a nation leading $3,217. about 100 more than texas. speaking of returns it s not easy being mean. the muppets most wanted,
i ll also note that hillary clinton, if she doesn t run, the field is completely wide open. the bench after her is, i would say, in many ways relatively weak in terms of someone who could found a national campaign quickly and effectively in an organized manner. except maybe joe biden, maybe. thank you, ladies. have a great weekend. thank you. thank you. it s getting close to tax crunch time. 26 days until you need to file your tax return. need some motivation? how about this? the irs just announced that nearly $760 million in unclaimed refunds may be due to more than 900,000 people who didn t file their last return in 2010. but uncle sam will get to keep it if the 2010 return isn t filed by this year s tax deadline. here to talk taxes is cnbc personal finance correspondent sharon epperson. great to have you here. great to be here. the moral of the story is file your tax returns. don t leave the money on your
a federal judge has withheld approval of the proposed $760 million settlement between the nfl and thousands of retired players who sued the league accusing it of hiding the dangers of concussions. the judge is worried it may not be enough money to pay all affected players over 65 years. the nfl says it is confident the settlement is fair and adequate. los angeles sheriff s deputies with a search warrant raided justin bieberer s california mansion. they were looking for possible surveillance video from the home that may show who was responsible for an egg attack on a neighbor s home estimated to cost $20,000 in damage. investigators ended up arresting a house guest for alleged cocaine possession. there he goes. mitt romney the former presidential candidate let loose at a conference for young adult mormons. give him credit for public dancing. something i would never do. looks like the irish jig a little bit. did all right.