Telecommunications Tax Rebate

Senior Citizen Tax Rebate

The City of Warrenville will reimburse City Telecommunications Taxes paid by qualified seniors with a total household income of $40,000 or less in the previous calendar year. The rebate is applied to the tax payments made beginning with the year in which the senior turns 65. Applicant must occupy the property as their principal residence and be liable for paying the taxes. Reimbursement will be made annually for the preceding calendar year. Download and print the application.

Procedures

• Applicants must complete an application form, which will be available starting December 1 each year
• Applications must be submitted by April 30 for the previous calendar year
• Reimbursement will be made within 30 days following receipt of a completed application
• Applicant must provide proof of the following:
  • Age - Driver's license, birth certificate, Medicare card or other acceptable form of identification. Once established, proof of age does not need be provided in future years
  • Home Ownership / Renter Status - Tax bills or lease for the address for which reimbursement is requested
  • Income - Copy of U.S. Tax return for the year reimbursement is requested showing adjusted gross income, IRS Notice 703 or other proof of income acceptable by the city
  • Paid Telecommunication Bills
• Documents submitted for proof of age, home ownership / renter status, and paid utility bills will be verified and returned to applicant upon submission of application
• For an applicant who becomes 65 years old during the year for which an application is filed, reimbursement will be calculated starting with the month in which the applicant becomes 65 and will be made for those utility billing periods which start in the month the applicant becomes 65, regardless of whether the billing period starts before or after the applicants birth date