@DawnC
NYS issued 1099-G forms to individuals who received the 2025 rebate check, but the year indicated on the 1099-G is 2025.
To clarify, generally, if you receive a 2025 1099-G from any state with a 2024 year on it, this implies it is taxable if you itemized your deductions in 2024. This is because you would have gained a federal tax benefit in 2024 from the taxes paid to that particular state, and therefore, if refunded, you must recapture that deduction at the IRS level and report it as income in 2025. The same principle applies if you received a 2025 1099-G with a 2023 year on it; its taxability depends on whether you itemized your deductions in 2023.
However, this situation is different. The rebate check was not a refund for taxes paid in 2023; instead, it was a general refund distributed to all families meeting specific income limitations. Therefore, what NYS is indicating with this 1099-G form is that if you itemize your deductions in 2025—for instance, claiming $10,000 in NYS income taxes paid and $12,000 n property taxes paid—you will need to report this rebate check as other income to the IRS. Failure to do so would result in a duplicate gain for you.
Consequently, there is no need to review your 2023 tax records to determine if you itemized. This rebate is exclusively taxable for individuals who itemize their deductions in 2025.
