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Filing Situations for Homeowners

If you

and

then

were single all

—

File using only your income for the year.

year

were married all

lived together for the

File using your income and your spouse’s income to apply for one refund.

entire year

year

were a part-year

are single or married

File using your household income for all of 2016, including the income you re ceived before moving to

resident

Minnesota.

are filing together

Use both incomes for the year to apply for one refund. If you or your spouse rented in 2016, enter line

3 of your CRP on line 9 of the return. On line 11, enter the full amount from line 1 of your property tax

statement.

are filing separately

One spouse will complete the return as the homeowner using his or her own income for the entire

year plus the income of the other spouse for the time they were living together in the home. If a

got married

spouse was issued CRPs for renting before moving into the home, enter the amount from line 3 of

during the year

the CRP on line 9 of return. On line 11, enter the full amount from line 1 of the 2017 Statement of

Property Taxes Payable.

The other spouse may file a return as a renter using any CRPs issued to him or her prior to mov-

ing into the home. Household income must include his or her income for the entire year, plus the

income of the other spouse for the period of time they were married and living together.

Do not include your spouse’s name and Social Security number in the heading on your return.

divorced or

are filing separately

Use your income for the entire year plus the income of your spouse for the time you were married and

(required)

living together during the year.

separated

Only the spouse who owned and lived in the home on January 2, 2017, can apply as the homeowner for

the home. Enter the full amount from line 1 of your 2017 Statement of Property Taxes Payable on line

11 of the Form M1PR.

were a co-owner

—

Only one of you may apply for the refund. Include the income of all others for the period of time that

they owned and lived in the home.

had someone

Only you can apply for the refund. Use the income of any other person living with you, except boarders,

—

other than your

renters, your dependents, your parents, or your spouse’s parents. Note: Include the income of your

spouse living

parents if they are co-owners of your home, lived with you, and were not your dependents.

with you

you owned and lived

You must apply for the property tax re fund only as a renter.

in your home for part

of 2016, but not on

were both a

January 2, 2017

renter and a

you rented dur-

Follow the steps for both renters and homeowners. Include all of your 2016 CRPs when you file.

homeowner

ing 2016 and then

during the year

owned and lived in

your home on Janu-

ary 2, 2017

owned a mobile

paid lot rent

Do not apply for the refund as a renter, even though you received a CRP from the mobile home park

home

owner. Complete Worksheet 1 on page 12 to determine line 11 of the return. Include the worksheet

when you file your return.

rented out part

—

Complete Worksheet 2 on page 12 to determine line line 11 of the return. Include the worksheet when

of your home or

you file your return.

used it for

Important: Do not use Worksheet 2 if line 1 of your Statement of Property Tax Payable in 2017 is less

business

than line 5 of your Statement. If your Statement indicates another classification (such as commercial or

non-homestead property) in addition to your homestead, line 1 should include the taxes payable only on

the homestead portion.

Form M1pr - Homestead Credit Refund For Homeowners And Renters Property Tax Refund Instructions - 2016 Page 7

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