WEST MILFORD The Internal Revenue Service is looking for 2,881 New Jersey taxpayers who can claim their share of undeliverable refund checks totaling approximately $3 million. The IRS can reissue the checks, which average $1,054, after taxpayers correct or update their addresses with the IRS. In some cases, a taxpayer has more than one check waiting. Steven Covert of Hewitt; Kenneth H. and Caitlin Neill of Newfoundland; Bhumi N. Patel of Newfoundland; Carmelo and Sandra J. Marafioti of West Milford; Mikhail and Elena Onik of West Milford and Indira N. Paul of West Milford are listed as having refunds coming to them. Nationally, there are 95,746 taxpayers with undeliverable refunds, totaling approximately $92.2 million with an average refund of $963. “Every year, many taxpayers miss their refunds because they move without notifying the IRS or Postal Service of a change of address,” IRS Commissioner Mark W. Everson said. “For those missing their check, the IRS is making it easier than ever for taxpayers to update their information and claim their refunds.” Taxpayers can use the “Where’s My Refund?” feature on the home page of the IRS.gov Web site to learn the status of their refunds, or access a telephone version of “Where’s My Refund?” by calling 1-800-829-1954. Refund checks can go astray for a variety of reasons. Sometimes a life change results in a change of address. When a taxpayer moves or changes address and fails to notify the IRS or the U.S. Postal Service, a check sent to the taxpayer’s last known address is returned to the IRS. “Where’s My Refund?” now has an online mailing address update feature for taxpayers whose refund checks were returned to the IRS. If an undeliverable check was originally issued within the past 12 months, the taxpayer will be prompted online to provide an updated mailing address. The address update feature is only available to taxpayers using the Web version of “Where’s My Refund?” Taxpayers with undelivered refund checks who access “Where’s My Refund?” by phone will receive instructions on next steps. Individuals whose refunds were not returned to IRS as undeliverable cannot update their mailing addresses through the “Where’s My Refund?” service.