Class Action Lawsuit Over Failure to Inform Seniors of Tax Break is Settled For $7.5 Million

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By: Matthew Broedy, The Augusta Chronicle (GA), August 18, 2001

The South Carolina Department of Revenue wants to make sure senior citizens entitled to a tax break receive it.

Shops around the state were supposed to post signs by Wednesday telling those 85 and older they are entitled to a 1 percent reduction in sales tax.

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The notification push follows a $7.5 million class action lawsuit verdict this week meant to compensate seniors who say they never knew about the entitled discount.

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