State tax filing

You do also need earned Income which does NOT include Unemployment.

"To qualify for homestead credit for 2021 you must meet the following requirements:

You are a legal resident of Wisconsin for all of 2021, from January 1 through December 31.

You are 18 years of age or older on December 31, 2021.

You have less than $24,680 in household income for 2021. See the definition of "household income".)

You meet one of the following conditions:

You (or your spouse, if married, and reside in the same household) have positive earned income during the year. (See definition of "earned income".)

You (or your spouse, if married, and reside in the same household) are disabled. (See definition of "​disabled​".)

You (or your spouse, if married) are 62 years of age or older at the end of 2021.

You own or rent your Wisconsin homestead that is subject to Wisconsin property taxes during 2021. (Persons who reside in mobile or manufactured homes or nursing homes that are subject to property taxes may also qualify to file a claim. See the definition of "homestead".)

You are not claimed as a dependent on someone else's 2021 federal income tax return.

Note: This limitation does not apply if you were 62 years of age or over on December 31, 2021.

You did not live for the entire 2021 year in housing that is exempt from property taxes.

Note: Property owned by a municipal housing authority is not considered tax-exempt for homestead credit purposes if that authority makes payments in place of property taxes to the city or town in which it is located. If you live in public housing, you should check with your rental manager.

At the time of filing a claim, you are not living in a nursing home and receiving Title XIX medical assistance.

You are not claiming Wisconsin farmland preservation credit for 2021.

You are not claiming the veterans and surviving spouses property tax credit on 2021 real estate taxes.

Only one claim may be filed per household. A married couple residing together is one household. (See the definition of "household.")

You are not filing a claim on behalf of a person after his or her death.

You have not received Wisconsin Works (W2) payments of any amount or county relief payments of $400 or more for each month of 2021.

Note: If you received any amount of a Wisconsin Works (W2) payment in 2021 or county relief payments of $400 or more for any month in 2021, your property taxes and rent have to be reduced by one-twelfth for each month you received any of these benefits.

You (or your spouse, if married, and reside in the same household) have positive earned income during the year. (See definition of "earned income".)

You (or your spouse, if married, and reside in the same household) are disabled. (See definition of "​disabled​".)

You (or your spouse, if married) are 62 years of age or older at the end of 2021.

Earned Income

Wages, salaries, tips, other employee compensation, and net earnings from self-employment. Note: Medicaid waiver payments excluded from federal adjusted gross income under sec. 131, IRC, are considered earned income for purposes of determine homestead credit eligibility. Payments which are excluded from federal adjusted gross income are not required to be added back to household income."

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