2,000 Minnesota Veterans Face Deadline To File Tax Credit Worth Hundreds

2,000 Minnesota Veterans Face Deadline To File Tax Credit
KAAL ABC News
Beth McDonough
October 8, 2013

Thousands of Minnesotans are about to miss out on money and they may not even know it. They're veterans, and they need to act fast to avoid a deadline that is one week from Tuesday.

October 15, the paperwork has to be in the hands of the Department of Revenue.

Sean Gibson went out for a run in Fort Snelling Tuesday. It's part of his daily routine, a time to quiet his mind since coming back from a war zone. He's an Air Force Veteran, served in Iraq. During his tour overseas, he missed out on a lot, he didn't want to also miss out on a tax break from the country he served, "when you're gone for six months from your family and kids, it's nice to have another program out there to help us."

The tax credit allows vets to collect $120 per month served in combat territory. For Gibson, who was gone for six months, that means a check worth $720 dollars, "why not collect a benefit for those serving overseas.
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