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Q.1
What is Unclaimed Property?

A.1 Unclaimed property includes any type of property that has never been claimed by its rightful owner.

Some examples include: general ledger property such as dividend checks, un-cashed payroll checks, writeoffs to miscellaneous income, aged accounts receivable credit balances, unredeemed gift certificates and unredeemed merchandise credits, and un-cashed vendor checks.

These categories can also extend to acquired and divested entities occurring during the lookback period of review and/or audit. Shareholder equity and bonds are also considered unclaimed property.