Tax Rebate 2023: Deadline to apply for rebate worth up to $800 extended to at least end of February
Asher Notheis
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Residents from an Illinois village have been given roughly an extra month to apply for a property tax rebate that could give them up to $800.
The deadline to apply for this rebate, available for residents of Bradley, Illinois who paid property taxes for the 2021 tax year, had originally been set for Jan. 31, but Mayor Mike Watson received approval to delay the deadline earlier this week. Watson wants to ensure that everyone eligible for this rebate is able to apply, with the intent to delay the deadline until at least the end of February, according to the Daily Journal.
“I don’t want anyone to say they didn’t have a chance to gain the refund,” Watson said. “If they don’t get this done now they should have no qualms.”
The village started this rebate after it received a good hold in financial footing, mostly thanks to the village’s administration increasing sales tax rate to 8.25%. As of January, village finance director Rob Romo estimates that between $1.5 and $1.6 million of the 2021 village homeowners’ property taxes has been refunded thanks to the rebate, with an additional $600,000 still available.
To apply for this rebate, village residents must have owned their property for the entirety of 2021 and paid the entire tax bill in 2022. They must then fill out a property tax refund application, and mail it along with proof of one’s property tax bill.
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Watson has warned that this will likely be the only time the deadline is pushed back.
The Washington Examiner has contacted Watson for comment.