![]() ![]() “People should absolutely file for their tax refund and not leave the money on the table,” even if they aren’t required to file a return, said Lisa Greene-Lewis, a certified public accountant and spokeswoman for TurboTax. (The threshold in 2019 was $12,200 for single filers and $24,400 for couples filing jointly, with higher thresholds for people 65 and older.) Some of the unclaimed refunds may be for people, like college students or part-time workers, who didn’t earn enough to meet the filing threshold. The original tax filing date in 2020 was delayed until July 15 that year because of the pandemic, so the usual three-year window was extended again to July 17, 2023. Many people faced “extremely unusual situations” and may have overlooked their tax returns or forgotten that they were owed refunds, Mr. Returns for tax year 2019 were due in 2020, early in the pandemic. ![]() (There’s no penalty for failing to file if you’re getting money back.) Taxpayers generally have three years from tax day to file and claim their refunds. ![]()
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