The good news is that seniors are eligible to receive rebate checks amounting up to $600; the bad news is if a low-income senior deosn’t normally have to file the tax return, then they have to file their returns this year to get their rebate check. There are actually about 12 million low-income seniors who doesn’t normally have to file their tax return. But this year they must if they want to get the rebate check in the mail. So it is important to get this word out and make low-income seniors aware of this need.

For further information and steps to take to get the rebate check, read this informative article on CNN.com. 

This article also lists resources for seniors to prepare and file their tax return without having to spend all of their rebate money on the tax preparation and filing.

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