Assistance Claims Ready for Payment.News Desks/Consumer Writers SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 21, 2002 With the Homeowner and Renter Assistance filing season in full swing, the Franchise Tax Board (FTB FTB Franchise Tax Board (California; they collect income and sales tax) FTB Family Tax Benefit (Australian welfare assistance) FTB First Time Buyer (housing) ) is processing thousands of claims already received. The FTB is processing and preparing them for payment as soon as the budget is signed. "The elderly, blind, and disabled depend upon these payments. Once the budget is signed, I will ensure the payments are issued promptly," said State Controller and Chair of the FTB Kathleen Connell Kathleen Connell was the California State Controller from 1995 until 2003. She is currently President of the Connell Group, an investment advisory firm located in Washington, D.C. Dr. . To date, more than 402,000 claims have been processed with an average payment of $302. The FTB is starting to receive duplicate DUPLICATE. The double of anything. 2. It is usually applied to agreements, letters, receipts, and the like, when two originals are made of either of them. Each copy has the same effect. claims and increased calls from individuals who have already submitted claims. The annual assistance program generally takes an estimated 15 weeks to process the claims and issue the checks. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the FTB, the filing of duplicate claims will delay the processing of payments. The Homeowner and Renter Assistance Program, which began on July 1, provides a once-a-year payment from the State of California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). to qualified seniors, and blind or disabled persons, regardless of age, based on a portion of the property tax they paid on their home, or indirectly through their rent. For more information about this program, visit the FTB's Website at www.ftb.ca.gov and select Homeowner and Renter Assistance. |
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