More Tax Refund Checks in 2022: These States Are Sending out Payments This Week

Many states are addressing  and the growing  with tax rebates and stimulus checks: California will issue a “middle-class tax refund”  starting in October. 

A number of states are issuing payments in August: Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed legislation speeding up rebates worth up to $1,500 to get them in the hands of taxpayers as early as this week.

“Rising prices, gas prices, grocery prices — we’re all experiencing this and we said, ‘Why should the government sit on your money for a year?'” Polis . “Let’s get it back quick, easy, as quick as possible.”

In all, at least 18 states have issued or are in the process of sending out checks. Read on to find out which ones are sending rebates and stimulus checks, how much eligible taxpayers can expect to get and when they should arrive.

For more on economic relief, check out plans for , as well as  and  across the US. 

California

Millions of Californians will receive inflation relief checks, with married couples with children getting as much as $1,050. The payments, coming out of California’s , are going out as direct deposits or debit cards, with the first payments .

How much residents will receive is based on their income, tax-filing status and household size.

• Single taxpayers who earn less than $75,000 a year and couples who file jointly and make less than $150,000 a year will receive $350 per taxpayer and another $350 if they have any dependents. A married couple with children, therefore, could receive as much as $1,050.
• Individual filers who make between $75,000 and $125,000 a year — and couples who earn between $150,000 and $250,000 — will receive $250 per taxpayer, plus another $250 if they have any dependents. A family with children could therefore receive a total of $750.
• Individual filers who earn between $125,000 and $250,000 and couples who earn between $250,000 and $500,000 annually would receive $200 each. A family with children in this bracket could receive a maximum of $600.

Single taxpayers earning $250,000 or above and couples earning a combined $500,000 are ineligible for the payments.

Colorado

State residents who have filed their 2021 return by June 30 for $750 by September 30, thanks to the 1992 Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR) Amendment, while joint filers will get $1,500.

Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill in May to get refunds to taxpayers sooner, with many expected the second week in August.

“I’m excited to say the checks are in the mail!” Polis, a Democrat,  on Aug. 8. 

Filers who received an extension and filed by the Oct. 17 deadline will receive their refund by Jan. 31, 2023.

Delaware

Gov. John Carney in April approving the Delaware Relief Rebate Program, a $300 stimulus check sent to residents who filed their 2020 tax returns. 

If you filed jointly, each person will receive one of the payments, which started going out in May.

Florida

Nearly 60,000 Florida families received one-time payments of $450 per child “to offset the costs of rising inflation, especially with a new school year approaching,”  according to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.

To qualify, families must receive (also known as welfare), be a foster parent or a relative or non-relative caregiver or participate in the .

You don’t need to apply for the benefit, which has been automatically mailed out to eligible recipients. According to the Florida Department of Children and Families, checks should have arrived in time for , held July 25 to August 7.   

Georgia

Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill in March to taxpayers who filed their state returns for both 2020 and 2021. Single taxpayers received $250 in May, with heads of households getting $375 and married couples filing jointly netting $500.

Partial-year residents, those who pay little or no income taxes, or individuals who owe taxes, child support or other payments may have received a smaller rebate.  

The Department of Revenue started issuing rebates in May and, , most residents who filed their 2021 state return by April 18 should receive theirs by early August.

Hawaii

Residents who earned under $100,000 in 2021 — or $200,000 if they file jointly–  this year, with dependents eligible for the rebate, as well.

Individuals who earned more than $100,000 and couples who earned more than $200,000 will receive a one-time $100 payout.

According to the , ACP Seven payments should begin being mailed out in late August.

Idaho

Gov. Brad Little signed a bill in February , or 12% of their 2020 state income tax return, whichever is greater. 

Checks started going out in March. Residents can review the status of their rebate .

Illinois

Illinois’ estimated $1.83 billion relief package, which went into effect July 1, includes income and property tax rebates and a temporary cut in several sales taxes.

Individuals who earned less than $200,000 in 2021 will receive a $50 income tax rebate while couples filing jointly with incomes under $400,000 will receive $100. Filers can also earn $100 per dependent they claimed on their 2021 taxes, up to three dependents. In all, a family of five can earn as much as $400.

Comptroller Susanna Mendoza expects to start cutting checks the week of Sept. 12, the Illinois Department of Revenue told CNET in an email, with distribution finishing roughly eight weeks later.

Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s  also includes several tax holidays and rebates, including a suspension of the state’s sales tax on groceries from July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023, and a permanent expansion of the earned income credit from 18% to 20% of the federal credit.

Indiana

Hoosiers are eligible for $125 rebates regardless of income, thanks to the state’s , 

Direct deposit payments started going out in May. Printed checks were slated to be sent in July but aren’t going out until August, “because the paper supply required was delayed,” Gov. Eric Holcomb said, , 

Meanwhile, Holcomb has already called for a  — giving taxpayers $225 each, or $450 for married couples filing jointly.

Senate Republicans that would suspend the state sales tax on residential utilities for six months, including the 7% sales tax on electricity, water, gas, internet and phone bills.

Maine

Maine taxpayers who have filed their 2021 state tax returns and have an adjusted gross income of less than $100,000 are eligible . Couples filing jointly will receive a single payment of $1,700.

Checks were expected to arrive before mid-July.

Massachusetts

Gov. Charlie Baker’s plans for a  dried up, but taxpayers will likely still more than $2.5 billion in excess tax revenue back from the state.

Massachusetts law limits growth in state tax revenues to match wages and salaries — any excess must be refunded to taxpayers. Exactly how much is in the pot is unclear but, Baker said, “we think the number’s probably north of $2.5 billion,” . Baker estimates residents would get 7% of their 2021 state income tax payment returned.

For someone earning $75,000, that works out to about $250 — the amount Baker wanted to send out in the first place. 

The State Auditor has until September 20 to calculate what, if any, surplus there is. The Department of Revenue could start issuing tax credits immediately after that. Finance Secretary Michael Heffernan said he is “looking at what’s the quickest and most efficient way to get that money back to the taxpayer,” .

Massachusetts  to low-income workers in the spring. 

Minnesota 

are eligible to receive a one-time payment of $750, including emergency responders, healthcare staff, court officials and retail workers.

Frontline Worker Pay applications were accepted through July 22, 2022. According to the , checks will be sent to approved applicants following that deadline, a processing and verification period and a 15-day appeals period, anticipated to be between Aug. 16 and Aug. 31.

Gov. Tim Walz has also called for a special session of the legislature to pass a proposed  of $1,000 for individual filers earning less than $165,000 and $2,000 for couples earning less than $275,000. 

Walz, a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, hasn’t had much support among Republican lawmakers, who call the plan an election-year gimmick. 

“I think it is absolutely unconscionable that we are sitting on money in the bank of Minnesota and it could go right back to families in cash right now,” Walz , the Duluth News Tribune reported. 

New Jersey

Some two million New Jersey households are getting property tax rebates, thanks , a $2 billion property tax relief program signed by Gov. Phil Murphy at the end of June.

Homeowners making up to $150,000 will receive $1,500 rebates on their property taxes, and while those earning between $150,000 and $250,000 will receive $1,000. Renters who earn up to $150,000 will receive $450 checks. 

The rebates will be coming later than many other states’ payouts: the New Jersey state treasury spokesperson Jennifer Sciortino could only confirm it would be “no later than May 2023,” via check or direct deposit,

New Mexico

The Land of Enchantment is issuing a refundable income tax rebate to all taxpayers — $500 for individual filers and $1,000 for joint filers, heads of households and surviving spouses. The payments have been broken into two parts: The first check went out in June, and the second is going out in August.

Some residents, though, are still waiting for their first check. 

“The taxpayer might have filed a return but for some reason, there was an error on their return, so it couldn’t yet be accepted,” Stephanie Schardin Clarke, the state’s Taxation and Revenue secretary, told . “So we’re working down those,”

As of Aug. 1, at least 30,000 June payments were in line to be mailed out.

No action is needed: Eligible taxpayers who have or will file their 2021 income taxes before May 1, 2023, automatically receive the rebates, either via direct deposit or paper check.

New Mexicans who do not file income tax returns can also receive economic relief , but the budget is capped at $20 million, and payments are being distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.

The state already  $250 rebates in July to taxpayers who filed individually and earned less than $75,000. (Married couples filing jointly with incomes under $150,000 received $500). 

New York

In June, about 3 million New York state homeowners started receiving property-tax rebates of up to $1,050. 

New York City households are . 

Those who qualify should have automatically been sent a check by the end of June, but details on eligibility are available at the .

Pennsylvania

In July, more than 260,000 older homeowners, renters and people with disabilities started receiving part of a massive $121.7 million payout issued through the .

Eligible residents should visit the  website or file a paper application before the extended deadline of Dec. 31, 2022, with payments coming as a direct deposit or check. 

The , according to the Department of Revenue, but supplemental rebates for qualifying homeowners can boost that amount to $975. (The department will automatically calculate supplemental rebates for qualifying applicants.)

Check the status of your rebate using the state government’s  tool, inputting your Social Security number, date of birth and the year you are claiming for.

South Carolina

Income tax refund checks of up to $800 will be sent out to South Carolina taxpayers .

Any resident who paid taxes will receive a rebate, with the amount increasing based on their tax liability, up to an $800 cap per filing. It will be a full refund for those who paid $800 or less, , which includes 33% of taxpayers. 

The rebates are being issued per person, regardless of whether you filed individually or jointly. Those who did not pay income taxes — around — will not receive a check.

Virginia

After legislation cleared the General Assembly in July, Virginians will receive one-time checks this fall: , while married couples who file jointly will get $500. Payments will be sent by mailed check and direct deposit.

Eligible residents who filed by July 1 should receive their rebate by October 31, according to the . You must file your state taxes by November 1 to receive a check.