Rains County Veterans Services

Veteran transportation for VA medical appointments..

I will be out of town Thursday 2/23/23. I will be doing training for the new computer program. I will be back in the office on Monday 2/27/23.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all the Veterans and their families of Rains County!

Christmas came early to the County Veterans Transportation Department. We have a new Van, it has the lettering applied and is currently in use. Having trouble getting to your Appointments with the VA, call 903-474-7231.

Snow is impeding business!

The office of Veterans Services is open for business. Open 8 am to 5 pm Tuesdays and Thursdays!

I am open for business on my normal schedule. In the office every Tuesday and Thursday from 8-5. Come by or call 903-473-5055.

David Harvey is the new Rains County Veteran Service Officer. Come on out and meet him when you are able.

The Urgent Care Clinic in Greenville is approved by the VA. The clinic is located at 3206 I30, Suite B. It's near Academy Sports. Don't confuse this with the Greenville Hospital Emergency Rm. Urgent Care is non emergency injury/illnesses. Read the links in the Post for more info.

https://www.facebook.com/126806487368967/posts/2300216350027959/?substory_index=0

With the new urgent care benefit afforded by the MISSION Act - do you wonder what the difference is between EMERGENCY Care and URGENT Care - well, read on. More information can be found at the following link - http://ow.ly/8usJ50vbtkW

TJC

Combat-injured disabled veterans may be due a refund
IRS Tax Tip 2018-146
September 19, 2018
The IRS is alerting certain veterans that they may be due a credit or refund. This is a result of the Combat-Injured Veterans Tax Fairness Act passed in 2016. It affects veterans who received disability severance payments after January 17, 1991, and included that payment as income.
Here is what these veterans should know:
• Veterans who included their disability severance payments as income should file Form 1040X, Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return.
• The veterans will file Form 1040X to claim a credit or refund of the overpayment attributable to the disability severance payment.
• These veterans received a one-time, lump-sum disability severance payment when they separated from their military service.
• Most of these veterans will have recently received a letter from the Department of Defense with information explaining how they should claim the related tax refunds.
• Veterans can submit a claim based on the actual amount of their disability severance payment. However, there is a simplified method where veterans can instead choose to claim a standard refund amount. This amount is based on the calendar year in which they received the severance payment:
– $1,750 for tax years 1991 – 2005
– $2,400 for tax years 2006 – 2010
– $3,200 for tax years 2011 – 2016
• Claiming the standard refund amount is the easiest way for veterans to claim a refund, because they do not need to access the original tax return from the year of their lump-sum disability severance payment.
• The veteran must mail the claim generally by the later of these dates:
– One year from the date of the Department of Defense notice
– Three years after the due date for filing the original return for the year the disability severance payment was made
– Two years after tax was paid for the year the disability severance payment was made.
• Veterans eligible for a refund who did not get a letter from DoD should visit the Defense Finance and Accounting Service and IRS’s Combat-injured disabled veterans page for more information on how to file a claim.
More Information:
FAQs: Filing Amended Returns for Combat-Injured Disabled Veterans
Publication 3, Armed Forces’ Tax Guide
Form 1310, Statement of Person Claiming Refund Due a Deceased Taxpayer
Information for Veterans
Publication 525, Taxable and Non-Taxable Income
Publication 907, Tax Highlights for Persons with Disabilities
IRS News Release: IR-2018-148, July 11, 2018