The Minnesota Department of Revenue is making a third attempt to get one-time tax rebate checks to thousands who have not received them or failed to cash the ones they previously got.
The department next week will begin mailing replacement checks to recipients who met income guidelines. All checks should be in the mail by mid-March, the state’s tax agency said Thursday in a news release.
Previous checks were distributed by Submittable Holdings Inc., a vendor based in Missoula, Mont. This time they’ll come directly from the state of Minnesota, the Revenue Department said.
Last year, the Legislature approved a tax package that included more than $1 billion in rebates. The first checks were sent to more than 2 million Minnesotans in August and September. In November and December, a second round went to about 150,000 residents who didn’t cash their original checks within the 60-day expiration period.
Checks issued in the second round have expired.
The rebate is not subject to state taxes but must be reported on federal tax returns, the Internal Revenue Service has ruled. Anybody getting a rebate was sent a Form 1099-MISC to use when filing 2023 individual federal income tax returns.
Individuals with an adjusted gross income of up to $75,000 in 2021 were eligible for a $260 rebate. Married filers with income up to $150,000 were eligible for $520. Families could get an additional rebate check for up to three dependents for a maximum of $1,300.
Filers who believe they should have received a rebate but have not should call the Revenue Department at 651-556-3000.
