Treasury to Kentucky!
Find Out if You Have Unclaimed Property

Do you own an old inactive savings account? Have you paid a utility deposit that was never refunded to you? Has a loved one passed away and perhaps left a safe deposit box? The Kentucky State Treasury (KST) may be acting as the guardian of your unclaimed assets.

The Kentucky State Treasurer, Todd Hollenbach, is responsible for the safekeeping of all property surrendered to the state that is presumed lost or abandoned.

Each year, millions of dollars – representing unclaimed wages, shares of stock, insurance policy premium refunds, etc., are escheated to the Commonwealth. In addition, KST houses a vault that is full of abandoned safe deposit box contents consisting of cash, heirlooms, silver, fine jewelry, etc.

Treasurer Hollenbach, and Kentucky’s Unclaimed Property Division, wants to return lost property to its rightful owners or heirs. To search for your name and the names of family members and friends, visit the Treasury Web site. If you find your name, you can download a claim form request and the unclaimed property office will mail you an official claim form.

There’s also a link to MissingMoney.com   a national database of unclaimed property that lets you search for names in other states that participate in MissingMoney.

KSP Promotes Special License Plate

Applications are now being accepted for a special license plate to help raise funds for Trooper Island, a free summer camp for disadvantaged boys and girls age 10-12 operated by the Kentucky State Police on Dale Hollow Lake in Clinton Co.

In order for the Transportation Cabinet to make this an official tag for vehicle registration in Kentucky, 900 applications must be received by September 2009. The cost is $28.00 at the time of application with an additional $16.00 due at the time of pick up. Applications can be obtained from any state police post or downloaded from the KSP Web site.

Trooper Island is financed entirely by donations, no public funds are used. Each year, the camp hosts approximately 700 children, providing good food, fresh air, recreation, guidance and structured, esteem-building activities designed to build good citizenship and positive relationships with law enforcement officers.

For more information, visit the KSP Web site or call the KSP Media Relations Branch at 502-695-6344.

Interested in KCPM?

Governmental Services Center (GSC) is now accepting applications for the fall semester of the Kentucky Certified Public Manager (KCPM) program. All applications should be submitted to GSC no later than Wednesday, July 1, 2009.

The KCPM orientation for this year’s fall cohort group will be held on Thursday, July 30, from 9:00 a.m. until Noon at Kentucky State University's (KSU) Julian Carroll Academic Services Building in room 536 (GSC classroom).

For a copy of the KCPM application, handbook or further CPM program information, please visit GSC's Web site.

“Thank you” to all agencies that are making this program a success!

Department of Revenue eFiled More Than 9,000 Returns for Free

Each year, the Kentucky Department of Revenue begins efiling individual income taxes at no charge starting at the end of January. As of April 1, 2009, the Department of Revenue had completed 9,425 efile returns.

This includes federal and state returns. This is a service both to the public and state employees. This is done at all of the taxpayer service centers. The centers are located in Ashland, Bowling Green, Corbin, Hopkinsville, Louisville, Northern Kentucky, Owensboro, Paducah, Pikeville, and Frankfort.

If you would like to utilize this service, watch for information in late January 2010. The Department of Revenue will send an email detailing the forms that need to be completed in order for them to process your returns. Business returns can not be processed at this time, only individual returns.

If you have any questions, call Johnny Mounts at the Central KY Taxpayer Service Center in Frankfort at 502-564-9450.

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