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Helping seniors tackle taxes
and achieve financial wellness
New York City is one of the
most expensive places to live
in the U.S., so it is no surprise
that rising housing, medical
and other costs cause financial
strain for many seniors living
on limited incomes. That stress
can become downright debilitating
when tax season rolls
around, but the city can help.
The Department of Consumer
Affairs’ NYC Free Tax
Prep offers in-person help in
each borough for people who
earned $54,000 or less in 2017,
and additional information is
available for tax filers with retirement
and pension-related
questions. Keep in mind that
the closer we get to the tax-filing
deadline of Tuesday, April
17, 2018, these sites will be
more crowded. Online help is
also available for New Yorkers
who earned $66,000 or less in
2017. Visit nyc.gov/taxprep for
more information.
Even with help, filing your
taxes can be overwhelming,
and many older New Yorkers
are unaware of benefits that can
reduce their taxable income
and help them claim a larger
refund. You might be eligible
for the earned income tax
credit if you were single, had no
children, made up to $15,010
and were between the ages of
25 and 64 as of the end of December;
married couples without
children may be eligible if
they earned up to $20,600. For
families – including grandparents
– with young children,
the New York City Child Care
Credit helps people who earned
less than $30,000.
If you are an older New
Yorker who owns a home, the
Senior Citizen Homeowners’
Exemption and Disabled
Homeowners’ Exemption offer
tax breaks for homeowners with
a combined annual income of
$58,399 or less. The School Tax
Relief and Veterans Exemptions
are other common exemptions.
Tax season is once a year,
but financial wellness is important
365 days a year. The
Department of Consumer Affairs
offers free financial counseling
from professionals to
help New Yorkers learn skills to
tackle debt, improve credit, and
save and plan for the future.
For older New Yorkers who
struggle to organize their finances,
the Department for the
Aging’s Bill Payer Program can
help them stay on top of their
bills. Though this program
doesn’t offer financial help,
it does help with budgeting,
check-writing and other tasks.
Call 311 to be connected to
any of the services listed or for
more information about tax
exemptions and credits.
DONNA CORRADO,
Commissioner of the City’s
Department for the Aging