Three states still have money moving to residents before the year ends: New York energy rebate checks of $100 to $200 are in the mail, Alaska has two more Permanent Fund Dividend payment dates on Nov. 19 and Dec. 17, and Pennsylvania seniors have until Dec. 31 to apply for a property tax or rent rebate worth up to $1,000. Only the Pennsylvania money needs a form. The other two arrive on their own for people the states already have on file.
The first question for most people is whether anything has to be filed. In New York and Alaska the answer is mostly no. New York pays people who filed a full-year 2024 state return on time and were not claimed as someone else’s dependent. Alaska pays people whose dividend application is in “Eligible-Not Paid” status on a cutoff date. Pennsylvania is the exception: the state pays nothing until a person applies, and the window closes Dec. 31…