Stimulus update: Checks worth up to $300 delayed in Hawaii due to paper shortage

A one-time tax rebate for residents of the Aloha State has been delayed by every week for some due to a paper scarcity, with the subsequent spherical of paper checks set to renew starting subsequent week.

Hawaii’s Division of Taxation has despatched out 282,887 direct deposits and 6,162 paper checks, amounting to $161,183,700, as of Oct. 10.

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The state says all of those that filed their tax refunds previous to Aug. 31 ought to have already acquired their rebates, each for people who opted for a paper verify or a direct deposit.

Taxpayers who haven’t filed their 2021 tax returns have till Dec. 31 to submit them with a purpose to obtain rebates.

The rebate quantity varies by revenue. Particular person filers making below $100,000 per yr, and joint filers making lower than $200,000 can anticipate a tax rebate of $300. For people making over $100,000 a yr, and joint filers making greater than $200,000 per yr, they’ll obtain one-time tax rebates of $100.

The subsequent spherical might be despatched out the week of Oct. 17 after paper inventory shortages prevented the state from sending the subsequent spherical of paper checks out on time, per Hawaii Information Now.

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People who file tax returns from now till Dec. 31 can anticipate a paper verify as much as 12 weeks after they file their 2021 taxes. This tax rebate is among the varied different initiatives wherein states are giving a reimbursement to taxpayers.