If you’re in the mood for a quick, free treasure hunt that benefits YOU, this is 100% worth it! Head over here to get to the Arizona Department of Revenue website and search for unclaimed property with your name or business name. It takes seconds and could be a rent deposit, an old account you forgot about, or something else!

In my case, I started thinking about a very small (25+ year old) IRA account I opened before I was married (I did some digging and found out the account was sold to a different bank, and the new bank had a typo in my address). I searched the AZ Department of Revenue site and found it (I was shocked). I filled out the claim form and it was approved…it was an easy process! I can’t wait to see what shows up. I’m sharing this story with you because everyone should interact with accounts at least yearly to ensure they don’t go dormant (and check out the AZDOR site here). My old account DID go dormant when I left it alone (and since I wasn’t getting statements because of the typo in the address, I didn’t think about it).

My husband had unclaimed property as well! I talked to my hairdresser about it yesterday, and she found five unclaimed things for people close to her! This prompted me to share it with you!

There are literally BILLIONS of dollars of unclaimed property waiting for rightful owners in AZ. I can’t wait to hear that some of it belongs to you (please keep me posted)!

Check out the AZ Department of Revenue’s latest press release regarding Unclaimed Property on their website…

“ADOR Returns a Record $88 Million in Unclaimed Property during Fiscal Year 2024

07/30/2024

PHOENIX–The Arizona Department of Revenue’s (ADOR) Unclaimed Property program returned a record $88 million to rightful owners in fiscal year 2024 (July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024), significantly higher than the recent 5-year average of $57 million per year. Amounts given back to owners ranged from $1.0 to $1.5 million.“ADOR’s Unclaimed Property team is dedicated to their mission of reuniting owners with their property and their incredible efforts have resulted in an all-time record amount of property returned this last fiscal year,” said Rebecca Wilder, Communications Director for the Arizona Department of Revenue. “We’d like to ask for the public’s help to return even more. ADOR encourages everyone to search their name at https://azdor.gov/unclaimed-property or MissingMoney.com, and to search every few years in the event any property has been reported.”Unclaimed property generally consists of money due to an individual or business from sources such as old bank accounts, uncashed payroll checks, tax refunds, credit balances, rebates, returned deposits, and dormant safe deposit boxes. Often property becomes unclaimed because the company that holds the funds has an outdated address or the wrong forwarding address for the customer. In some cases, a person passes away with no family members aware of the assets. Most accounts are turned over to the state after years of inactivity. The Arizona Department of Revenue Unclaimed Property Unit collects, safeguards, and aims to reunite unclaimed property with its rightful owner. Each year, the agency sends out thousands of notices to potential property owners, promotes the program through Arizona media, and works with other state agencies in Arizona and across the country to track unclaimed property owners. For more information on the Arizona Department of Revenue’s Unclaimed Property program, customers can go to https://azdor.gov/unclaimed-property.”

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