Did You Get Yours? Rebates Checks Issued In New York

You may want to keep an eye out for your your postal person over the next couple of weeks, they could be bringing some money your way.

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There are two ways that you can become eligible for a STAR rebate:

If you are eligible and enrolled in the STAR program, you’ll receive your benefit each year in one of two ways:

STAR credit. If you are registered for the STAR credit, the Tax Department will issue your STAR benefit via check or direct deposit. You can receive the STAR credit if you own your home and it's your primary residence and the combined income of the owners and the owners’ spouses is $500,000 or less.
STAR exemption: a reduction on your school tax bill. If you’ve been receiving the STAR exemption since 2015, you can continue to receive it for the same primary residence. Note: The STAR exemption is no longer available to new homeowners.

On average STAR rebate checks will be between $100 and $1400 dollars depending on where you live and what school district you are in.

Own A Private Waterfall In New York

You have a chance to buy over 50 acres of land that includes its own private waterfall.

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10 Weird Tax Write Offs In New York The IRS Says Is Legal

Here’s a look at 10 of the most unusual tax deductions the IRS has allowed according to AARP:

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See The 10 States With The Highest Tax Burden

We can count on two things in life. Death and taxes.

In the state of New York, we can count on those taxes being high. But how high is our tax burden in the Empire State versus other states?

Wallethub recently ranked each of the 50 states based on overall tax burden which they define as "...the proportion of total personal income that residents pay toward state and local taxes." These rankings base that ax burden number on property, income, and sales taxes.

Here are the top 10 states from those rankings, And, yes, no surprise - New York made the list. But are we that bad off? See where New York ranks!

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