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This Is How Much Money You'll Get From The California Gas Rebate
Here's who is eligible for a 2022 gas rebate, how you will get it, when and
how much you should expect.
Fri, Oct 14, 2022
A gas nozzle in a van at a central Fresno gas station on Sept. 29, 2022. (
Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local)
October 14, 2022
Here’s who is eligible for a 2022 gas rebate, how you will get it, when and
how much you should expect.
California is sending money directly to millions of residents to help with
rising costs and high gas prices.
The payments, which started going out Oct. 7
<https://www.gov.ca.gov/2022/10/06/tomorrow-middle-class-tax-refunds-start-hitting-bank-accounts/>,
range from $200 to $1,050, depending on income and other factors. About 18
million payments will be distributed over the next few months, benefiting up
to 23 million Californians
<https://www.gov.ca.gov/2022/10/06/tomorrow-middle-class-tax-refunds-start-hitting-bank-accounts/>.
The cash payouts are part of a June budget deal
<https://calmatters.org/politics/2022/06/california-tax-relief-deal/>.
CalMatters talked to the state’s Franchise Tax Board to parse what all this
means for you. Check out our tool at the bottom of this article to find out
how much you’ll get.
Are you eligible?
To be eligible, you need to have filed a 2020 California tax return by Oct.
15, 2021. There’s an exception
<https://www.ftb.ca.gov/about-ftb/newsroom/middle-class-tax-refund/index.html#Note>
for people who did not file by the October deadline because they were
waiting on an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number
<https://www.irs.gov/individuals/individual-taxpayer-identification-number>
(so long as they filed by Feb. 15, 2022).
People who didn’t file taxes for 2020, including some seniors and disabled
people <https://calmatters.org/economy/2022/07/california-gas-rebate-2/>,
will be left out.
People who can be claimed as dependents
<https://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/2020/2020-1540.html#QualifyingChild> for tax
purposes won’t get their own payments.
The payments also won’t go to married or domestic partners who have an
adjusted gross income
<https://www.irs.gov/e-file-providers/definition-of-adjusted-gross-income>
over $500,000. Same goes for many individuals who have adjusted gross incomes
over $250,000.
You also had to be a California resident
<https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/personal/residency-status/index.html> for at
least six months of 2020, and be a resident when your payment is issued.
Undocumented Californians with a valid taxpayer number
<https://www.irs.gov/individuals/individual-taxpayer-identification-number>
or Social Security number, who filed complete 2020 tax returns and meet all
of the eligibility requirements, can receive the payments.
You don’t need to send any additional forms, or fill out any application to
get the payment.
How will you get the payment?
People who are eligible for the payment will get it either via a direct
deposit to their bank account or by mailed debit card, according to the tax
board
<https://www.ftb.ca.gov/about-ftb/newsroom/middle-class-tax-refund/index.html#Note>.
Generally, people who filed their 2020 tax return online and received their
state tax refund via direct deposit will get a direct deposit. Most other
people who are eligible will get debit cards in the mail. The envelope will
be clearly marked
<https://www.ftb.ca.gov/about-ftb/newsroom/middle-class-tax-refund/> with the
phrase “Middle Class Tax Refund.”
When will you get the payment?
The first round of payments will go to people who received one of the two
Golden State Stimulus
<https://calmatters.org/california-divide/2021/05/newsom-proposes-expanding-golden-state-stimulus-to-middle-class/>
payments from 2021 and are eligible for a direct deposit. The first round of
payments are expected to go out between Oct. 7 and Oct. 25.
The rest of the direct deposits are expected to go out between Oct. 28 and
Nov. 14. The tax board expects 90% of direct deposits to be sent out in
October, according to its website.
Debit cards for people who got one of the Golden State Stimulus payments are
expected to be mailed out between Oct. 25 and Dec. 10. All of the remaining
debit cards are expected to be mailed by Jan. 15
Why can’t they all be sent out at once? “There are constraints on the number
of direct deposits and mailed debit cards that can be issued weekly,”
Franchise Tax Board spokesperson Andrew LePage told CalMatters. “Logistically
it takes time to deliver approximately 18 million payments to Californians
effectively and accurately, protecting both taxpayers and California.”
How much will you get?
We’ve made a tool for you to look that up. The Franchise Tax Board also has
information
<https://www.ftb.ca.gov/about-ftb/newsroom/middle-class-tax-refund/>, as well
as a customer help line, which can be reached by dialing 800-542-9332. The
help line has assistance in English, Spanish, Mandarin, Hindi, Vietnamese,
Korean, and Punjabi. The board says other languages may be supported by
request.
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