Idaho Unclaimed Money

The Idaho State Tax Commission strives to reunite abandoned financial assets, or Idaho unclaimed property, with the rightful owners or heirs. More than $32 million in unclaimed assets in Idaho are just waiting to be claimed. In Idaho, the Idaho State Tax Commission is the custodian that collects, safeguard the property until it can be returned to its rightful owner or heir. An owner is a person or company that has a legal claim to the property. The unclaimed property listing shows owners whose last known reported address is in Idaho. Holders, in most cases businesses, are required to hand over unclaimed property to the state for safekeeping.

In Idaho, the Idaho State Tax Commission is the custodian that protects the property until it can be returned to its rightful owner or heir. Please try using various combinations of your name in order to search for unclaimed money. Also bear in mind that there may be assets in your maiden name. Each year billions of dollars in dormant or lost accounts go without ever being found when governments, companies and banks lose track of the true owner of the money. This could be due to a host of reasons like marriage break up, misspelled names, businesses going bankrupt, banks getting dissolved, unexpected migration or relocation of jobs, address changes without prior notification, death, post office errors etc. If you know anyone who has ever moved or died, the state of Idaho is probably holding unclaimed funds in their name.

There is an alphabetical list of people whose last known address was in Idaho and who are due to receive money for unclaimed property for the number of years prescribed by statute. The Unclaimed divisions have held the accounts for more than 2 years. Even if your name is not on the list, you may wish to call the Unclaimed Property Division to check if any funds are being held in your name. It is important to note that accounts held less than 2 years are not available for public inspection. Idaho unclaimed property, which was held by another state or a company, is kept in protective custody if they could not be paid to the rightful owner. The owners last recorded state address is always taken into consideration with reference to Idaho's unclaimed money.

Idaho unclaimed property or money could be in the form of funds from a dormant checking and savings accounts, un-cashed money orders, cashiers checks, mineral royalty payments, safe deposit box contents, unused gift certificates, unclaimed insurance benefits, lost cash dividends, stock, found utility deposits, unclaimed security deposits, and court deposits. I

Do not assume that the business has your last known address. If the business holding your property doesn't have a valid address for you, the property is supposed to be sent to the state where the business was incorporated. Many large corporations are from: Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Idaho, California or other areas. Make sure you check with every state in which you have ever lived (unclaimed property is generally turned over to the state of your last address as reflected in the records of the business holding your found money, stock, etc.).

In you cannot find your name while running the search option, you could call or write the state office for a comprehensive Idaho unclaimed money search:

IDAHO
Unclaimed Property Division
PO Box 36
Boise, ID 83722-2240

lostandfound@tax.state.id.us

Reporting Questions
Phone: (208) 334-7623 Boise
Toll Free: 1-800-972-7660 Ext. 7623
holdersreport@tax.state.id.us

Web Site:
Idaho Unclaimed Money