Your California inflation relief debit card is coming. Here’s the new mailing schedule

California posted a new mailing schedule for qualifying taxpayers expecting their inflation relief dollars in a prepaid debit card.

The change, updated on the state’s Franchise Tax Board website Tuesday afternoon, now shows a Middle Class Tax Refund shipping timeline based on last names and previous stimulus payments.

Remember, you’ll receive a debit card, according to the Franchise Tax Board, if the following apply to you:

Debit card mailing schedule

The state expects all debit cards to be mailed by Jan. 14.

Debit card recipients should allow up to two weeks from the issue date to receive their payment in the mail.

GOLDEN STATE STIMULUS RECIPIENTS

If you previously received a Golden State Stimulus check, and your last name starts with A-E, your debit card will be mailed between Oct. 24 and Nov. 5.

Here’s the mailing time frame, according to the Franchise Tax Board’s website, for the other previous Golden State Stimulus check recipients with last names F-Z:

• Last names F-M - will be mailed between Nov. 6 and Nov. 19
• Last names N-V - will be mailed between Nov. 20 and Dec. 3
• Last names W-Z - will be mailed between Dec. 4 and Dec. 10

NON-GOLDEN STATE STIMULUS RECIPIENTS

If you did not receive the previous stimulus check, and your last name starts with A-L, the mailing date will be announced after Nov. 7.

Those with last names M-Z should expect an announcement after Nov. 21.

I changed my banking information

Direct deposit recipients who changed their banking information since filing their 2020 tax return will be mailed a debit card, according to the Franchise Tax Board’s website, between Dec. 17 and Jan. 14.

How much will I get paid?

Here’s how much you qualify for, according to the Franchise Tax Board’s website, under California’s inflation relief plan:

JOINT RETURNS

1. Income of $150,000 or less: $1,050 with dependent or $700 without.
2. Income of $150,001 to $250,000: $750 with dependent or $500 without.
3. Income of $250,001 to $500,000: $600 with dependent or $400 without.

HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD

1. Income of $150,000 or less: $700 with dependent or $350 without.
2. Income of $150,001 to $250,000: $500 with dependent or $250 without.
3. Income of $250,001 to $500,000: $400 with dependent or $200 without.

SINGLE FILERS

1. Income of $75,000 or less: $700 with dependent or $350 without.
2. Income of $75,001 to $125,000: $500 with dependent or $250 without.
3. Income of $125,001 to $250,000: $400 with dependent or $200 without.

The Franchise Tax Board has a “Middle Class Tax Refund” calculator California residents can use to estimate their upcoming payment and whether or not they qualify.

This story was originally published October 19, 2022 at 9:17 AM with the headline "Your California inflation relief debit card is coming. Here’s the new mailing schedule."