In recent years, states have mailed out one-time checks to residents for various reasons, from helping to offset financial problems caused by the pandemic to offering relief for inflation. Most recently, this came in the form of New York state’s inflation refund check, which will be arriving in mailboxes beginning later this month. We have found out everything you need to know about inflation refund checks, including how much New Yorkers are expected to get, and whether other states are offering similar refunds. Read on for all the details.

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What to know about New York’s inflation refund check

An inflation refund check is a one-time payment sent out by a state’s tax authority to help taxpayers get some much-needed relief from the increase in sales tax brought on by inflation. The latest refund will be given to 8 million New York state residents who filed taxes in the state in 2023. It will not, however, be sent out to filers who were claimed as dependents on someone else’s taxes. 

“The 2025–2026 New York State budget provides for the state’s first-ever inflation refund checks. These one-time payments offer relief to New Yorkers who have incurred increased sales tax costs due to inflation. If you qualify for a payment, you do not need to do anything; we will automatically send you a check,” the New York State website reads. 

How much money will New York taxpayers get in their inflation refund check? 

For those receiving a check from the state of New York, the amount will be broken down by their 2023 income and filing status. 

• If you are a single filer who made $75,000 or less in 2023, you will get $200. 
• If you are a single filer who makes more than $75,000, but not more than $150,000 in 2023, you will get $150. 
• If you were married and filed jointly back in 2023 and made $150,000 or less, you will get $400. 
• If you were married and filed jointly in 2023 and earned more than $150,000 but not more than $300,000, you will get $300. 
• If you were married and filed separately in 2023 and earned $75,000, you will get $200. 
• If you were married and filed separately back in 2023 and made $75,000, but not more than $150,000, you will get $150.
• If you were a head of household filer who made $75,000 or less in 2023, you will get $200. 
• If you were a head of household filer who made more than $75,000, but not more than $150,000 in 2023, you will get $150.
• If you were a qualifying surviving spouse who made $150,000 or less in 2023, you will get $400.
• If you were a qualifying surviving spouse who made more than $150,000, but not more than $300,000 in 2023, you will get $300.

To check what you filed in 2023, you can look at form IT-201 line 33 on your taxes.

These checks are expected to ship out beginning at the end of September. According to the state of New York, they “cannot provide a specific delivery schedule, and our Contact Center representatives will not have additional information on the status of your check.” They also shared that people “may receive your check sooner or later than your neighbors, as mailings are not based on zip code or region.” 

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Are other states offering inflation refund checks? 

As of publication, no other states have publicly said that they will be offering their taxpayers inflation refund checks. In the past, Colorado and California have given their residents things like rebate and stimulus checks.

There is also something called a Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD), which is will be sent out to Alaska residents later this year. Those who collect it will get a one-time payment of $1,702, and all they have to do is have lived there for one year and not have any plans to leave.