Tax assistance for seniors

Seniors who haven't filed taxes in years are filing now so they can receive the cash rebates from the recently passed national stimulus package.

Georgia seniors can get free tax help at a multitude of locations around the state. Through the IRS's Tax Counseling for the Elderly Program, the AARP provides trained volunteers to help low to middle income people with special attention to those ages 60 and older.

To find the site nearest you, click here.

Tax cut for Georgia seniors

Governor Sonny Perdue’s tax cut for seniors is back on the legislative table. Late last week, the bill was one of several tacked onto House bills in the Senate. It's expected to come up for a vote in the Senate today.

Perdue’s proposal was thought to be dead, but lawmakers got the bill around rules that say it must pass at least one chamber at a certain point of the Assembly.

The bill to eliminate taxes for Georgia-retirees would benefit mostly those in the top-10 percent of income brackets. This is the scheduled final week of the 2007 legislative session.