NEW YORK (PIX11) – Worried that your inflation refund check could be applied to outstanding debt if your 2023 tax return was?

New York state said you have nothing to worry about. Inflation refund checks will be directly mailed to New Yorkers, and you can decide what you want to spend that money on.

You’ll be eligible for the refund if you filed taxes in 2023, making no more than $150,000 or $300,000, depending on your filing status and were not claimed as a dependent on another tax return, according to the state’s Department of Taxation and Finance.

This is how much you can get, depending on your yearly salary:

Single • Earning no more than $75,000: $200 • Earning over $75,000 but less than $150,001: $150

Married, filed together • Earning no more than $150,000: $400 • Earning

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