Instructions For Minnesota Property Tax Refund (Page 3 of 24) in pdf

Completing your Form M1PR

Form M1PR is now scannable

The Department of Revenue has recently implemented new

Property Tax Refund

2001 M1PR

processing equipment to handle property tax refund returns.

Use CAPITAL LETTERS when completing this form.

Your Social Security number

Your first name and middle initial

Last name

Information on your return will now be read by an electronic

Spouse’s Social Security number

scanner and entered directly into the system. Therefore, it’s

Spouse’s first name and middle initial

Last name

Mark an X

below if a

important that you follow the instructions below so that your

foreign

Present home address (street, apartment number, route)

City or town

State Zip code

address:

return is processed accurately.

Your date of birth

(mm/dd/yyyy)

Spouse’s date of birth (mm/dd/yyyy)

State Elections Campaign Fund — If you did not designate on your 2001 state

• Use black ink or dark pencil or type numbers inside

income tax return, and you want $5 to go to help candidates for state offices pay

campaign expenses, you may each fill in the code number for the party of your

Mark an X in the boxes that apply:

choice. This will not reduce your refund.

the boxes. Darker colors are read best by the scanner.

Political party and code number:

Independence . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Code number for

Renter

Homeowner

Republican . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

You:

Spouse:

Democratic Farmer-Labor . . . 13

• Use CAPITAL LETTERS when entering your name, your

Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Nursing home resident

Mobile home owner

General Campaign Fund . . . 15

spouse’s name and present address. Capital letters are

If a negative number, mark

an X in left box.

1 Federal adjusted gross income (from line 33 of federal Form 1040, line 19

easier to recognize by the electronic scanner.

of Form 1040A, line 4 of Form 1040EZ or line I of telefile tax record) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

2 Nontaxable Social Security and/or Railroad Retirement Board benefits received

and not included in line 1 above (determine from instructions on page 8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

• Print your numbers

3 Payments you made to an IRA, Keogh, SEP or SIMPLE plan (add lines 23

like this:

and 29 of federal Form 1040 or from line 16 of Form 1040A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

4 Total welfare received, including Minnesota Family Investment Program, Minnesota

Supplemental Aid, Supplemental Security Income, and General Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Note: Do not put a slash through the “0” (Ø) or “7” (7); the

5 Additional nontaxable income — such as workers’ compensation — you must

include (see instructions, page 8) . Write in the type(s) of income below: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

scanner may read it as an “8.”

6 Add lines 1 through 5. If amount is less than the rent you paid, attach an explanation . . . . . . . 6

• Use whole dollars. You must round the dollar amounts

7 Complete the worksheet on page 9 of the instructions to determine your subtraction for

dependents and those age 65 or older or disabled.

on your Form M1PR and schedules to the nearest dollar.

Fill in the number of dependents

Check if you or

65 or older

disabled

from step D of the worksheet:

your spouse are:

Drop amounts less than 50 cents and increase amounts

Write the name and Social Security number of each dependent below:

that are 50 cents or more to the next dollar. For example:

. . . . 7

129.49 becomes 129, and 129.50 becomes 130.

8 Subtract line 7 from line 6 (see instructions, page 9 for limits) . If line 6

is more than line 7, fill in 0 . This is your total household income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

9 Renters only: Line 3 of your 2001 Certificate(s) of Rent Paid (CRP) (attach your CRPs)

• Mark an X in an oval box like this:

Continue with line 10; this amount is not your refund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

10 Renters only: Amount from refund table for renters on pages 12–16 of instructions . . . . . . . 10

• Reporting a negative amount on line 1. If your

11 Homeowners only: Line 1 of Statement of Property Taxes Payable in 2002 (attach copy) . . . 11

federal adjusted gross income on line 1 is a negative

12 Homeowners only: Special property tax refund from line 28 of Schedule 1 (see instructions) . 12

amount (losses), be sure to mark an X in the oval box

provided on the line (see example below). Failure to do so

13 Homeowners only: Subtract line 12 from line 11. If line 12 is more than line 11, fill in 0 . . . 13

will result in the loss being read by our processing

14 Homeowners only: Amount from refund table for homeowners on pages 17–22 of instructions14

equipment as a positive amount. Do not use parentheses

15 Add lines 10, 12 and 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

or a minus sign to indicate a negative amount.

16 Nongame Wildlife Fund contribution. Y our refund will be reduced by this amount . . . . . . . . 16

If a negative number, mark an X in left box.

17 Subtract line 16 from line 15. This is your PROPERTY TAX REFUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

18 For direct deposit of the full refund on line 17, fill in:

Your signature is required on back.

Account type:

Routing number

Account number

Checking

Savings

0 — Stock No. 1001800

• Do not write extra numbers, symbols or notes on

your return, such as cents, dashes, decimal points, or

dollar signs. Unless you are instructed to do so, do not

write explanations on your return; enclose your explana-

tions on a separate sheet.

Avoid common errors

Use this checklist to help ensure that your Form M1PR is processed timely and accurately and to avoid adjustments later.

All applicants—

Renters—

You cannot be a dependent.

If the rent you paid is greater than your income, you must

attach a statement explaining how your rent was paid.

If you were married and lived together for the entire year, you

must apply for one refund together and include both incomes

Homeowners claiming the

for the year.

special property tax refund

In most cases, line 1 of Form M1PR should equal your federal

If your Statement of Property Taxes Payable in 2002 has an

adjusted gross income shown on your federal return. If line 1

amount for new improvements because you built a new home

of your Form M1PR does not equal the amount on your

or improved an existing home, you must complete the

federal return, you must attach an explanation.

worksheet on page 11 to determine if you are eligible to receive

the special refund. The increase in your property tax due to

On line 7, do not include yourself or your spouse as a depen-

the value of the new improvements cannot be used when

dent.

computing the special refund, even though the net property

tax may have increased by more than 12 percent.

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