GULF SHORES, Ala. — The Internal Revenue Service is looking for Alabama taxpayers who are missing more than 5,300 economic stimulus checks totaling about $3 million and nearly 1,500 regular refund checks totaling more than $1.56 million that were returned by the U.S. Postal Service due to mailing address errors.

Nationwide, more than 279,000 economic stimulus checks totaling about $163 million and more than 104,000 regular refund checks totaling about $103 million were returned to the IRS. In Baldwin County, there are 246 names due 255 checks worth $337,140 on the list.

“Just a simple address update will allow the IRS to get this money into the hands of its owners,” said IRS spokesman Dan Boone.

All a taxpayer has to do is update his or her address once. The IRS will then send out all checks due.

It is crucial that taxpayers who may be due a stimulus check update their addresses with the IRS by Nov. 28. By law, economic stimulus checks must be sent out by Dec. 31 of this year. The undeliverable economic stimulus checks average $583.

The “Where’s My Stimulus Payment?" tool on IRS.gov is the quickest and easiest way for a taxpayer to check the status of a stimulus check and receive instructions on how to update his or her address. Taxpayers without Internet access should call 1-866-234-2942.

The IRS encourages taxpayers to choose direct deposit when they file their return because it puts an end to lost, stolen or undeliverable checks. Taxpayers can receive refunds directly into personal checking or savings accounts. Direct deposit is available for filers of both paper and electronic returns.

The IRS also encourages taxpayers to file their tax returns electronically because e-file eliminates the risk of lost paper returns. E-file also reduces errors and speeds up refunds.

Below are names in alphabetical order, last name listed first.

Gulf Shores:

Archer, Jack

Barclay, Shermaine A.

Birkeland, Andrew G

Blake, James R.

Braddock, Jonathan T.

Brown, Tamara D.

Citolin, Fausto

Cole, Gene R.

Davis, Joseph

Deschene, Aden R. & Linda L

English Jr., Glenn

Feingold, Jason

Fleming, Joseph C. & Stacey L.

Grigorov, Deyan

Heaton, Wendell

Holt, Donald H

Hull, Caitlin Q.

Irving, Davian A.

Joseph, Adam A.

Kniseley, Larry R.

Labrash, Alice

Lara-Bobadilla, Susana M.

Leslie, Roderick

Notaro, Alfred P. & Annette

Potvin, Denis R.

Ranta, Courtney H.

Rogers, Shelbie J.

Tidwell, Howard Eugene

Titus, William M.

Toler, Phillip H.

White, Jamie E.

Wright, Joel A.

Zovishlack, Christina E.

Orange Beach

Acreman, Stephen W.

Billingsley, Tina & William Staff J.

Buchanan, John

Bulgar, Liudmila

Burghelea, Raisa

Chesser, Heather S.

Davis, Larry L.

De Rochemont, Elwanda

Flores, Melissa A.

Freeman, Michelle C.

Henson, Charles & Erin

Jones, Nicholas A.

Jones, Virginia L.

Lolley, Joseph P.

McGlasson, Monica

Nadolnaia, Olga