Instructions For Form K-40h - Homestead Claim

Your

2000

homestead

advancement

MAILING YOUR CLAIM

example

amount on line 6 of Form ELG that

Before mailing your claim, please be sure you have:

was applied toward the first half of your

written your numbers clearly in each box;

2000 property tax was $300. Your 2000

Homestead Refund, Form K-40H is $325.

completed all required information;

Your worksheet would look like this:

signed the claim;

kept a complete copy of your claim;

Sample Refund Advancement Worksheet

enclosed your 2000 property tax STATEMENT

1. 2000 Homestead Refund from Line 15 of Form

(owners);

325.00

K-40H.

2. 2000 Homestead Refund Advancement amount

enclosed Schedule(s) RNT totaling 12 months

300.00

from Line 6 of Form ELG.

(renters);

3. Subtract line 2 from line 1.

25.00

enclosed your Social Security disability letter or

You will receive the amount on Line 3 as a check from the department

Schedule DIS (disabled or blind claimants)

you have no other delinquent debts due the State of Kansas.

indicating date the disability began;

enclose all other required documentation and

IMPORTANT:

Should your 2000 Homestead refund

optional information if you wish to have your claim

(line 15, Form K-40H) be LESS than the advancement

expedited.

amount (line 2 of the worksheetabove), you may receive

a bill from the Department of Revenue for the difference.

AFTER YOU FILE

MEMBERS OF HOUSEHOLD

Record Keeping

IMPORTANT:

All claimants must complete this

Keep a copy of your claim. If you have a problem later

section on the back of Form K-40H.

and need to contact the department by phone or in

person, it will save time if you have a copy of your claim

As the claimant, enter your information on the first line.

with you.

Keep copies of Form K-40H, Schedule(s)

Then enter the name, date of birth, and other requested

RNT, required enclosures, and all documents used to

information for EACH PERSON (adults and children)

prepare the claim for at least four years.

who lived with you at any time during 2000.

If the

person lived with you all year, enter “12” in the number of

Refund

months column.

Be sure to indicate whether the

individual’s income is included as part of the household

Normal processing time for an error-free and complete

income reported on lines 4 through 9 of Form K-40H.

homestead refund claim is 10 to 12 weeks.

Renters

should allow 20 weeks since the rent paid is verified with

Child born in 2000

the landlord(s).

Claims requiring correspondence will

For a child born during 2000, enter only the number of

also take longer. If you wish to check on your refund,

months from the date of birth to the end of the year. For

call our toll-free refund information line.

example, enter “6” in the number of months column for a

child born July 10, 2000.

Refund Information Line — 1-800-894-0318

SIGNATURE

If you have a touch-tone phone, and you wish to

inquire about the status of your refund, call our toll-free

You, as the claimant, MUST sign the claim. If the

refund information line:

1-800-894-0318.

This is an

claim was prepared by another, the preparer should also

automated system. Before calling, you will need your

Social Security number and the exact amount of your

refund (line 15 of Form K-40H).

If the claim is being filed for a decedent, the surviving

The refund information line is updated every 14 days.

spouse or executor/executrix should sign the claim. See

If your refund has not been processed when you call for

also “Deceased Claimants” on page 4 for additional

the first time, please wait 14 days before calling again.

forms and documents required for a decedent claim.

Correspondence from the Department

If the claimant is incapable of signing the claim, the

person authorized to sign for the claimant MUST sign

Should you receive a letter from the department about

and enclose with the claim:

your claim, please respond to it immediately. The “10 to

12 weeks” processing time necessary for a typical

•

a copy of the appointing documentation

homestead refund starts the day the missing information

(guardian,

conservator,

power

is received by the department. If you have questions

attorney), OR

about the letter or wish to discuss your claim in person,

• a completed Form hs-9, “Support of

contact our Topeka Assistance Center.

Demand for Homestead Refund, page 22.

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