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--> --> Time running out for refund cash Ashland Daily Tidings Area residents who haven't received their income tax refund check or their advance payment checks from the Internal Revenue Service are running out of time to cash in on the refunds. The Internal Revenue Service is urging more than 5,700 Oregon taxpayers whose income tax refund or advance payment checks have not been returned to the agency to act now so their checks can be processed and mailed to them by the end of December. The agency's list of undelivered checks for Oregon taxpayers this year includes more than 4,500 advance payment checks the IRS started issuing in July. There is a Dec. 5 deadline to use the checks, after that date, taxpayers can't get an advance payment check. Instead, they'll have to claim it after Jan. 1 on their 2001 tax returns. However, those eligible for an advance payment check who don't receive it before the end of the year can claim it as a credit on their 2001 tax return starting in January. Residents who feel they are missing a refund or advance payment check should check their records and contact their tax preparer. If after that residents still feel they are missing their IRS checks, they could call the agency at 1-800-829-1040. Residents who have moved or gotten married after filing their 2000 tax returns and have not notified the IRS or the U.S. Postal Service of their relocation could find themselves without their checks this year. To ensure the IRS has the correct address, taxpayers are urged to file a form 8822 "Change of Address." The form can be downloaded from the IRS Web site at www.irs.gov or can be requested by calling 1-800-829-3676. Email your... Technical questions & comments to: WebMaster Daily Tidings editorial comments & questions to: Editor Visit our other Oregon Newspapers... | Albany Democrat-Herald | Ashland Daily Tidings | Corvallis Gazette-Times | | Lebanon Express | Newport News-Times | Springfield News | Cottage Grove Sentinel | Ashland Daily Tidings 1661 Siskiyou Blvd. Ashland, OR 97520 Telephone 541-482-3456 © Copyright 2001 Lee Northwest Publishing