EXEMPT AND COUNTABLE ASSETS

Exempt assets are those that Medicaid will not include in the asset total to determine eligibility. In Georgia, the following are the primary exempt assets: 1. Home Place: The applicant’s house and all adjoining land and all buildings on the property are excluded from resources if the equity value of the home is $525,000 or…

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Georgia: Tax-Friendly for Retirees

The Public Health Centers of Acworth, Marietta, Douglasville and East Cobb are offering annual flu vaccines to everyone six months and older. In additional to the flu vaccine, the Cobb and Douglas Public Health’s Immunization Clinic is recommending pneumonia shots for persons over 65 years old, or…

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Flu Vaccines Available

The Public Health Centers of Acworth, Marietta, Douglasville and East Cobb are offering annual flu vaccines to everyone six months and older. In additional to the flu vaccine, the Cobb and Douglas Public Health’s Immunization Clinic is recommending pneumonia shots for persons over 65 years old, or…

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Tax Credit for Caregivers

There is a proposed bill that would provide a federal tax credit of up to $3,000 to help eligible working caregivers who financially assist family members. AARP is urging members to call 844-259-9355 toll-free and ask their lawmakers to cosponsor the Credit for Caring Act. An average of $5,500 per y…

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Can you be fined with $1600 for missing a license plate decal?

Just recently a Texas municipal court judge had fined a woman $1,590 for a decal on her car license plate being missing… Though just a few days after, she has obviously changed her mind about the penalty and its amount. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution last week reported on the plight of 52-year-old Fulton County resident Linda…

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Texas SC rules compensations

Just recently a Texas municipal court judge had fined a woman $1,590 for a decal on her car license plate being missing… Though just a few days after, she has obviously changed her mind about the penalty and its amount. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution last week reported on the plight of 52-year-old Fulton County resident Linda…

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2016 Texas businesses and private employment law update

Just recently a Texas municipal court judge had fined a woman $1,590 for a decal on her car license plate being missing… Though just a few days after, she has obviously changed her mind about the penalty and its amount. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution last week reported on the plight of 52-year-old Fulton County resident Linda…

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