State aims to return $13 million to residents
More than $38.7 million in property returned to residents in 2015
Updated: 12:47 PM CDT Mar 21, 2016
Thousands of Wisconsinites will soon receive letters and checks about millions of dollars worth of unclaimed property the state has in its possession.Officials from the Department of Revenue last week sent 17,486 checks worth more than $8 million and another 504 letters regarding property worth a total of more than $5 million. The letters tell recipients about property valued at more than $2,000 and includes instructions on how to make a claim.Unclaimed property includes funds from savings or checking accounts, uncashed dividends, insurance policies or other accounts the owner may have forgotten, Department of Revenue spokeswoman Stephanie Marquis said in a news release.The agency launched the program last summer and uses tax records to identify owners of unclaimed property. More than $38.7 million in property was returned to residents in 2015, Marquis said. The Department of Revenue's unclaimed property website has full details about the program and a database that residents can search.Get the WISN 12 NEWS app
MADISON, Wis. —
Thousands of Wisconsinites will soon receive letters and checks about millions of dollars worth of unclaimed property the state has in its possession.
Officials from the Department of Revenue last week sent 17,486 checks worth more than $8 million and another 504 letters regarding property worth a total of more than $5 million.
The letters tell recipients about property valued at more than $2,000 and includes instructions on how to make a claim.
Unclaimed property includes funds from savings or checking accounts, uncashed dividends, insurance policies or other accounts the owner may have forgotten, Department of Revenue spokeswoman Stephanie Marquis said in a news release.
The agency launched the program last summer and uses tax records to identify owners of unclaimed property. More than $38.7 million in property was returned to residents in 2015, Marquis said.
The Department of Revenue's unclaimed property website has full details about the program and a database that residents can search.