Stimulus update: Direct payment worth up to $300 to be sent via Alabama tax rebate in three days

Residents in Alabama are set to receive a tax rebate of up to $300 from the state in three days, according to the state’s Department of Revenue.

Alabama residents can expect the one-time tax rebate to be sent out beginning Friday. Payments being sent to eligible residents in the coming weeks is possible thanks to the state’s budget surplus, according to state officials.

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The rebate amounts are dependent on filing status, with the state sending $150 to eligible individual filers and heads of households or $300 to eligible married joint filers. The payments will be sent directly to taxpayers via paper check or direct deposit, depending on how they received their tax refunds for 2021.

“From the very beginning, it has been my belief that it is the responsibility of government to be good stewards of taxpayer dollars while actively looking for ways to support citizens through tough times,” Gov. Kay Ivey (R-AL) said earlier this month in a statement about the rebate.

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“Our country is in the midst of tough times, and Alabama families from all walks of life are unfortunately seeing that their paychecks aren’t going as far as they once did,” Ivey added. “Thanks to our unwavering commitment to fiscal responsibility, one-time tax rebates will be with our hard-working Alabamians in time for the holidays.”

An Alabama taxpayer must have filed 2021 income taxes by Oct. 17, 2022, to be eligible for the rebate. Those ineligible for the rebate include nonresidents of the state, trusts, estates, and people claimed as dependents.