Check the status of your refund using TSC by visiting
If you are a nonobligated spouse, you may claim your share
or call 800-382-9463 (Connecticut
of a joint refund by fi ling Form CT-8379, Nonobligated
calls outside the Greater Hartford calling area only) or
Spouse Claim.
860-297-5962 (from anywhere). You must provide your SSN
If you are fi ling a paper Form CT-1040, check the box on the
(and your spouse’s if fi ling jointly) and the exact amount of the
front of your return to indicate that you are fi ling Form CT-8379.
refund requested.
Attach Form CT-8379 and all W-2 and 1099 forms showing
If DRS does not issue your refund on or before the ninetieth
Connecticut income tax withheld to the front of your return.
day after we receive your claim for refund, you may be entitled
If you are fi ling Form CT-1040 electronically, select the Form
to interest on your overpayment. Interest is computed at the
CT-8379 indicator on your return. Mail the completed Form
rate of
2
/
% for each month or fraction of a month between
3
CT-8379 and all W-2 and 1099 forms showing Connecticut
the ninetieth day following receipt of your properly completed
income tax withheld to the Department of Revenue Services,
claim for refund or the due date of your return, whichever is
P.O. Box 5035, Hartford, CT 06102-5035.
later, and the date of notice that your refund is due.
Do not use Form CT-8379 to claim your share of a
Offset Against Debts
Connecticut income tax refund that was applied to your
If you are due a refund, all or part of your overpayment may
spouse’s federal income tax liability. For information about
be used to pay outstanding debts or taxes. Your overpayment
IRS offsets, contact the IRS at the telephone number listed
will be applied in the following order: penalty and interest you
on the Notice of Refund Offset issued to you.
owe, other taxes you owe DRS, debts to other Connecticut
state agencies, federal taxes you owe the IRS, taxes you owe
Payment Options
to other states, amounts designated by you to be applied
Pay Electronically
to your 2013 estimated tax, and charitable contributions
Visit the TSC at and follow the prompts
designated by you. Any remaining balance will be refunded to
to make a direct payment or visit https://drsindtax.ct.gov to
you. If your refund is reduced, you will receive an explanation
make a direct payment if you do not want to login to the TSC.
for the reduction.
You can authorize DRS to transfer funds from your bank
account (checking or savings) to a DRS account by entering
Connecticut Lottery Winners Who Are
your bank account number and your bank routing transit
Delinquent Taxpayers
number. You can fi le your return any time before the due date
DRS is required to provide to the Connecticut Lottery
and designate the amount of payment and date of transfer.
Corporation a list of delinquent taxpayers who have an
Your bank account will be debited on the date you indicate.
unpaid tax liability, including penalties and interest, more than
You must pay the balance due on or before the due date
30 days old, from the date on which the taxes were due, that
(April 15, 2013) to avoid penalty and interest.
is not the subject of a timely administrative appeal to DRS
Pay by Credit Card
or a timely-fi led appeal pending before any court.
or Debit Card
The Connecticut Lottery Corporation will check the name
You may elect to pay your 2012 Connecticut income tax
of any person who submits a lottery claim of $5,000 or more
®
®
liability using a credit card (American Express
, Discover
,
against the delinquent taxpayer list provided by DRS. If there
®
®
MasterCard
, VISA
) or comparable debit card. A
is a match, the Connecticut Lottery Corporation will deduct
convenience fee will be charged by the service provider.
and withhold from the lottery prize payment payable to that
You will be informed of the amount of the fee and you may
person the amount of the tax liability specifi ed on the delinquent
elect to cancel the transaction. At the end of the transaction,
taxpayer list.
you will be given a confi rmation number for your records.
• Visit and select State
Nonobligated Spouse
Payments; or
When a joint return is filed and only one spouse owes
• Call Official Payments Corporation toll-free at
past-due child support, a debt to any Connecticut state agency,
800-2PAY-TAX (800-272-9829). You will be asked to enter
or tax due to another state, the spouse who is not obligated
the Connecticut Jurisdiction Code: 1777.
may be eligible to claim a share of a joint income tax refund.
Your payment is effective on the date you make the charge.
A nonobligated spouse who received income in 2012 and
who made Connecticut income tax payments (withholding or
Pay by Mail
estimates) for the 2012 taxable year may be eligible to claim
Make your check payable to Commissioner of Revenue
his or her share of any refund if:
Services. To ensure proper posting of your payment, write
• A joint Connecticut tax return was fi led for 2012; and
“2012 Form CT-1040” and your SSN(s) (optional) on the
front of your check. Be sure to sign your check and paper clip
• An overpayment of tax was made.
it to the front of your return. Do not send cash. DRS may
submit your check to your bank electronically.
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