SAN DIEGO, CA, July 28, 2023 – The countdown has started! Go online now to find out if you are owed part of $543,171 in unclaimed money before it is rolled into the County General Fund.   

“If you have done business with the county in the last three years, including paying property taxes, you could be on the Unclaimed Monies list,” said San Diego County Treasurer-Tax Collector Dan McAllister today.  

Each year the Treasurer-Tax Collector and other County departments have thousands of dollars that are owed to taxpayers. This usually results from warrants/checks that are undeliverable by the postal service. Refunds-owed could be a result of overpaid taxes or instances in which individual and organizations are doing business with or receiving County services.   

After several years of no claim being received the funds are escheated.  While the County works to return these monies to the rightful owner, some refunds remain unclaimed.     

“With the cost of living what it is, I’m sure people could use this money. My staff and I are working hard to return this money to the citizens of San Diego,” said McAllister. “The average refund is $998.76, and that can go a long way for those who are the rightful owners and who need it.”     

To view a list of the 1,056 unclaimed refunds, go to Treasurer-Tax Collector’s website.  Alternatively, hard copies of the list are available at any one of the following Treasurer-Tax Collector office locations:    

• MAIN OFFICE – COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER: 1600 Pacific Hwy, Room 162, San Diego, CA 92101   
• CHULA VISTA BRANCH OFFICE: 590 Third Ave, Chula Vista, CA 91910   
• EAST COUNTY BRANCH OFFICE (NEW): 10144 Mission Gorge Road, Santee, CA 92071   
• SAN MARCOS BRANCH OFFICE: 141 East Carmel Street, San Marcos, CA 92078   
• KEARNY MESA BRANCH OFFICE: 9225 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, San Diego, CA 92123   

If you are owed money, follow the instructions on the unclaimed money page of the website to file a refund claim by September 21, 2023, before the money is rolled into the county’s general fund.    

You can email your claim to refunds@sdcounty.ca.gov or call 1-877-829-4732 for more information. Anyone can sign up to receive emails when new unclaimed money lists are posted.    

“We want all of this money returned to San Diegans, so please tell your friends and family to go to sdttc.com to check the unclaimed money list,” said McAllister.    

The smallest refund amount available is $15.13, and the largest refund amount is $41,491.24.   

Every year, the Treasurer-Tax Collector makes a strong effort to reunite San Diegans with money they have overpaid on taxes or fees. Current state law says countywide money that is unclaimed for three years and property tax refunds that are unclaimed for four years must be turned over to the County’s general fund.