Minnesota Property Tax Refund Forms And Instructions

Lines 11–1, and Schedule 1

Homeowners only—

For more information about the Nongame

account number contains less than 17 digits,

Wildlife Fund, go to ,

enter the number starting with the first box

lines 11–1

or write to: Nongame Wildlife Fund,

on the left—leave out any hyphens, spaces

If you did not own and live in your home

Department of Natural Resources, 500

and symbols—and leave any unused boxes

on January 2, 2007, skip lines 11–14 and

Lafayette Road, Box 25, St. Paul, MN 55155.

blank.

continue with line 15.

Line 17

If the routing or account number is incor-

County and property ID number

Property tax refund

rect or is not accepted by your financial

If you are a homeowner, enter the name of

institution, your refund will be sent to you

Subtract line 16 from line 15 and enter the

the county and the property ID number

in the form of a paper check.

result on line 17. This is your property tax

from your Statement of Property Taxes Pay-

refund.

able in 2007. If your homestead is recorded

By completing line 39, you are authorizing

on more than one property tax statement,

the department and your financial institu-

If you want the full amount of your refund

use the information from the statement that

tion to initiate electronic credit entries, and

to be directly deposited into your checking

includes the primary portion of your prop-

if necessary, debit entries and adjustments

or savings account, see line 39.

erty. Also, be sure to include all property tax

for any credits made in error.

Line

statements with your return.

If you owe Minnesota taxes

To request direct deposit of your refund

Line 11

If you want your refund on line 17 to be

—or if you owe criminal fines, a debt to

Enter the property tax amount from line 1

directly deposited into your checking or

a state or county agency, district court,

of your Statement of Property Taxes Payable

savings account, enter the information on

qualifying hospital or public library, state

in 2007. See the homeowner instructions on

line 39. Refer to the sample provided to find

law requires the department to apply your

page 7 to determine line 11 if in 2006 you:

the routing and account numbers.

refund to the amount you owe (including

• rented part of your home to someone else

penalty and interest on the taxes). If you

You can find your bank’s routing number and

or used part of your home for business, or

participate in the Senior Citizens Property

account number on the bottom of your check.

• are a mobile home owner and you rented

Tax Deferral Program, your refund will be

the lot your home is on.

applied to your deferred property tax total.

Line 1

Your Social Security number will be used to

identify you as the correct debtor.

Special property tax refund for

The routing number must have nine digits.

homeowners

If your debt is less than your refund, you

The account number may contain up to

If your net property tax on your homestead

will receive the difference.

17 digits (both numbers and letters). If your

increased by more than 12 percent from

2006 to 2007, and the increase was $100 or

more, you may be eligible for a special re-

Schedule 1—Special property tax refund

fund, regardless of your household income.

You may qualify for the special refund even

if you do not qualify for the regular refund

Line 1

To qualify for the special refund, you must

(see Schedule 1 on this page).

have owned and lived in the same home

New improvements/expired exclusions

If you qualify, complete Schedule 1 on the

both on January 2, 2006, and on January 2,

If you had new improvements or expired

back of Form M1PR to determine line 12.

2007, the net property tax on your home-

exclusions listed in the 2007 column of your

Any special refund will be included in the

Statement, you must complete Worksheet

stead must have increased by more than 12

total refund on line 15.

3 on page 11 to determine line 19. The in-

percent from 2006 to 2007, and the increase

crease in your property tax due to the value

Line 1

was $100 or more.

of the new improvements and/or expired

Homeowners refund table amount

You may qualify for this special refund even

exclusions cannot be used when comput-

Use the refund table for homeowners begin-

if you do not qualify for the 2006 regular

ing the special refund, even though the net

ning on page 17 to determine your table

property tax refund. Complete Schedule

property tax may have increased by more

amount. Compare the table amount to line

1 on the back of Form M1PR. Be sure to

than 12 percent.

13, and enter the smaller amount on line 14.

include your Statement of Property Taxes

The amount listed on your Statement for

Payable in 2007 when you file your return.

If line 14 is zero or blank, you are not eli-

new improvements/expired exclusions may

gible for the regular property tax refund.

If you are filing only for the special prop-

include construction of a new building, an

erty tax refund, skip lines 1–10 and lines

addition or an improvement to an existing

All applicants—lines 15–1

11, 13 and 14. You must, however, provide

home, and any expired exclusions due to

Line 16

the county and property ID number above

“This Old House.”

Nongame Wildlife Fund

line 11.

Line

You can help preserve Minnesota’s nongame

Note: Read the section “Special Situations”

Enter line 2 (2006 column) of your State-

wildlife by donating to the Nongame Wild-

on page 11. If any situation applies to you,

ment of Property Taxes Payable in 2007.

life Fund. On line 16, enter the amount you

follow the instructions given in that section.

If there is no amount on line 2, use line 6

wish to give. Your property tax refund will be

(2006 column) of the Statement of Property

reduced by the amount you donate.

Taxes Payable in 2007.

Continued

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