Minnesota M1PR Property Tax refund eFile and Property Tax Statement Worksheet

[MinnesotaScott]

Is the M1PR Property tax now eFiled along with the state eFile for 2020?

*** Update: Yes TurboTax Deluxe 2020 can now eFile the M1PR but it's tricky - you have to go through the eFile process twice.  It doesn't automatically file with the Fed and State and there's no warning (as of now).  See my post below where I answered my own question. ***

TurboTax Deluxe 2020 changed the way this form was handled as in previous years it used to have you print it for paper filing and clearly said that it needed to be mailed, right in the program as one of the steps.  Now in TurboTax 2020, it has you fill out a Property Tax Statement Worksheet and it says on the top of the form:

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"IMPORTANT: Taxpayers filing returns on paper are not required to
complete this worksheet. Attach a copy of the Property Tax Statement
you received to the tax return filed. Any entries made here, however,
will transfer to the appropriate lines on the tax return.

 Entries on this worksheet are REQUIRED for electronic filing purposes.
Enter appropriate amounts from the Property Tax Statement on this
worksheet."

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I took this to indicate that the M1PR would now be eFiled but wen looking at the summary page entitled "Electronic Filing Instructions for your 2020 Minnesota Tax Return" it instructs you to mail the M1PR and gives the address under the heading: "Other Forms to Mail".

How can I tell if form M1PR was filed or not?

Just a comment on the new Worksheet:  If is somewhat confusing and doesn't match all county's forms.  I filed different returns from two counties and had to refer to several different mailings to fill out the form.  One of the county's form just listed amounts titled Line 1,  Line 2 and Line 5 without telling you what they were so it's tricky to get them on the worksheet.  

Thanks

[AmyC]

You can paper file or file online at the state website. For full instructions see Can I file my M1PR (Minnesota Property Tax Refund) through TurboTax? 

[MinnesotaScott · Accepted solution]

TurboTax DOES eFile the Minnesota Property Tax form M1PR for 2020. 

IMPORTANT: It does not automatically eFile when you eFile the Fed and State.  You have to go back in to the program and select File and go through the eFile process a second time.

In my case that second time was after the Federal and State returns were accepted.  I don't know if that needed to happen first or if you could just do it right away.  In any case, TurboTax needs to be updated to better guide the user through this process.  As I stated in my original post, it wasn't clear if the M1PR was eFiled or not and only found how to do it by going back in to the Filing section.

As it stands now the steps to eFile in TurboTax Deluxe 2020 are as follows:

• eFile the Fed and State
• Wait for the returns to be accepted (or not - mine already were so I can't tell if necessary)
• Reopen TurboTax
• Click on Filing (File a Return)
• Select E-File, Continue
• It should then show your Minnesota Property Tax and list that your Federal and State have already been transmitted.
• Select e-File now, Continue
• Follow the rest of the prompts to select your refund method and hit "Transmit Return Now"
• End up on the "Returns Have Been Sent" page and note that it now shows Minnesota Property Tax under the Transmission Confirmation
• Save your file before exiting
• Check back in a few days to make sure it's been accepted (I'm not this far yet but I assume it will tell you just like the others. If not, I'll post again.)

The instructions at Can I file my M1PR (Minnesota Property Tax Refund)... (intuit.com) are out of date for 2020 and I did use the feedback link on that page to say so and to ask that TurboTax also be updated to better guide the user through and make it clear how to eFile the M1PR.

[lydiaswan]

I need to file this form .  How do I do it?

[lydiaswan]

I need to file this form but I have already e-filed my taxes. How do I do it?

[xmasbaby0]

@lydiaswan When you prepared your 2020 return did you prepare a 2020 MN state return?   If so, then the M1PR was available to prepare within the state program--but you have to print it and mail it.   

Look at the worksheets that are part of the pdf of your state return-----did you prepare the M1PR?   If so, print ti and mail it in.

Or do you still need to prepare it?

Go back in to your account (You might need to click add a state to get back in but you do not really have to add a state unless you did not even prepare a MN return)---and finish preparing the state forms.

To obtain the refund, the taxpayer must have a CRP, Certificate of Rent Paid (CRP), for each rental unit lived in during the year. The taxpayer's landlord is required to deliver a completed CRP to the taxpayer no later than January 31st of each year.

You will need the CRP to determine your refund, if any, and you must include what is called a Form M1PR with the CRP when it is filed. These forms have to be printed and mailed in to:

Minnesota Property Tax Refund
St. Paul, MN 55145-0020

TurboTax will prepare the Form M1PR for you to print. Towards the end of the step-by-step interview for Minnesota you will reach the Other Forms You May Need screen. To have the M1PR prepared and made available for printing, make sure you check the Property Tax Refund (Form M1PR) check box on the Other Forms You May Need screen, then follow the prompts through the end of the interview.

[robbie54]

I NEVER GOT A COPY OF MY 2020 M1PR

PLEASE ADVISE.

[ThomasM125]

@robbie54 If you prepared your tax return online with TurboTax, you can download previous year tax returns and then print them using your computer, the form M1PR should be included if you completed it in TurboTax. To do this, log into your TurboTax program, by entering your user name and password, then you will see an option on your Tax Home page for Your tax returns & documents, where you will see the tax returns from previous years that are available to be downloaded.

Here is a link to TurboTax:     TurboTax login