Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist has sent a letter and formal application to the Treasury Department requesting $700 billion from the TARP Capital Purchase Program to fund the following tax cuts:

Unclaimed refunds totaling approximately $1.2 billion are awaiting about 1.3 million people who failed to file a federal income tax return for 2004, the Internal Revenue Service announced today. However, to collect the money, a return for 2004 must be filed with an IRS office no later than Tuesday, April 15, 2008.

The Internal Revenue Service announced today that it will begin sending more than 130 million economic stimulus payments starting May 2. The initial round of weekly payments will be completed by early July.

President Bush has signed into law a $165 billion economic stimulus package providing rebate checks to taxpayers. You might receive a check for $300, $600, $1,200, or even more depending on your conditions.

An economic stimulus plan expected to be signed this week by President Bush will provide most Americans with rebates of $300, $600 or $1,200 in 2008, plus $300 for each child, depending on their filing status, income and net tax liability.

US President George W. Bush will present a package of emergency measures later today intended to prevent the US economy from sliding into recession. Reportedly there will be tax rebate of up to $600 dollars presented to push the U.S. Economic growth, create more jobs and increase consumer spending.

For all the complaining about taxes, it is rather amazing that taxpayers leave so much unclaimed money assets on the table each year. The IRS recently announced that 2.2 billion dollars in refunds are about to expire unclaimed.

Churches, charities and other tax-exempt organizations that paid the federal excise tax on long-distance or bundled telephone service qualify for this year's one-time telephone excise tax refund, according to the Internal Revenue Service.

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