The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance announced Wednesday that it has started mailing additional financial relief to eligible New Yorkers.
The department is issuing $475 million in additional New York State child and earned-income tax payments to about 1.8 million people. Most of the checks should arrive by the end of October, according to a tax department statement.
The checks are automatically being mailed to those who received the Empire State Child Credit or the Earned Income Credit, or both, on their 2021 state tax returns. No action is required by taxpayers to receive the checks.
Eligible New Yorkers must have filed their 2021 New York State resident income tax return by April 18, 2022, or had a valid extension of time to file. They will not need to report the payment on their income tax return.
“We’re delivering these relief checks to hardworking New Yorkers who’ve been feeling the pinch of inflation,” Acting Commissioner of Taxation and Finance Amanda Hiller said in the statement. “The average payment is about $270 for each recipient, which will help address rising costs associated with the pandemic and inflation.”
David Winzelberg
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