Tax clinics for senior citizens set in February

SIKESTON — Financial Fitness will hold tax clinics throughout the month of February to help senior citizens, 60 and above, with their Missouri property/rent tax refund filings.

“Each year some residents of Missouri are eligible to receive a refund of all, or a part, of their paid real estate taxes or rent paid,” said Donna Taylor with Financial Fitness Services in Sikeston. “Many seniors are not required to file Federal and Missouri tax returns, but they are eligible to file for the refund on a MO-PTC form.”

These clinics provide preparation of these returns free of charge. Items needed for filing are: Verification of all income, paid real estate tax receipts (city and county) or verification of rent paid (Missouri Department of Revenue Verification of Rent Paid, Form 5674, or equivalent).

Following are the locations, days, dates, and times: Scott County Collector’s office, Benton, 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 6; New Madrid Nutrition Center, 925 Pinnell, 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Feb. 11; Scott County Collector’s office, next to License Bureau, Sikeston, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 11; Wendell Apartments (for Wendell residents only), 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Feb. 12; Gideon City Hall, 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Feb. 13; Shining Light, 721 W. Marshall St., Charleston, 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Feb. 18.

For more information, call 573-212-2459 or find the Facebook page: Financial Fitness Services.