Homestead Credit Refund Letter FAQs

You received this letter and questionnaire because we need additional information from you to complete the processing of your Homestead Credit Refund return (Form M1PR).

Send us your completed questionnaire and a copy of the property tax statement for the period requested in your letter, by the date shown on your letter.

• Review the information you provided.
• Check your Homestead Credit Refund return for accuracy.
• Complete the processing of your return.
• Send your refund. If we make a change to your return or the amount of your refund, you will receive a letter explaining the change.

We do not have a timeframe for processing returns. Every return we receive is different, so processing time will vary.

We need the property tax statement to verify you are the owner of the home and you are eligible for a Homestead Credit Refund.

Homestead classification is assigned by the county. They identify your home as your primary living residence and the classification will be listed on your property tax statement. To qualify for the Homestead Credit Refund, your home must be classified as Homestead. (Read our Homestead Classification fact sheet.)

No.

• Send us the completed questionnaire using the information for the home you owned and lived in on January 2 of the year listed on your property tax statement.
• Send us a copy of the letter from the county showing your home has been approved for Homestead classification.

Your county’s phone number is available on your property tax statement and on their website.

Example: If you submitted a 2018 Homestead Credit Refund return, you must have owned and lived in your home on January 2, 2019.  

• Complete the questionnaire using the information for the home you owned and lived in on January 2.
• Provide a copy of the property tax statement for the home you owned and lived in on January 2.

• You do not qualify for the refund as a homeowner.
• Respond to the letter by writing “did not own” on lines 3 and 4 of the questionnaire.
• You may qualify for the refund as a renter. If you do:
  • Complete Form M1PRX, Amended Homestead Credit Refund (for Homeowners) and Renter Property Tax Refund.
  • Return the questionnaire with “Renter” written on lines 3 and 4.

• Dependents claimed by you
• You or your spouses’ parents, unless they are co-owners of the property
• The previous owners

• Include them in the number of adults for question 5 of the questionnaire.
• In the table for line 5, enter “Renter” for both their “Relationship to you” and “Total Income (taxable and nontaxable).”
• Provide a copy of their Certificate of Rent Paid (CRP). If you have not given your tenant a CRP, do so immediately.

Yes.

Include the amount of income they received during the time they lived in the home with you.

• Complete Form M1PRX, Amended Homestead Credit Refund (for Homeowners) and Renter Property Tax Refund.
• Return the questionnaire with “Renter” written on lines 3 and 4.