The city of Marlborough values the wealth of skills and knowledge possessed by its senior residents. The “SCRPT” program provides seniors the opportunity to share their skills in service to the community and receive a $1500 abatement on their property taxes. Applications are now being accepted for FY’26. Applications are available at the Marlborough Senior Center and on the city website. Application deadline is March 14th at 4:00pm. A lottery will be held if applications exceed the number of jobs available.
For state income tax purposes, the earned property tax credit is not considered income. However, the IRS has ruled that the credit, in the form of an abatement, are wages subject to federal income tax and Medicare withholdings”
Compensation
- $15 per hour (based on Massachusetts minimum wage) tax abatement.
- Participants will receive abatement for up to 100* hours of service. Any hours worked beyond the 100 hours cannot be accumulated for the Tax Work Off Program.
- Maximum amount of abatement is $1,500 per household per fiscal year.
- Money earned through the Tax Work Off Program is reportable income for federal taxes only. Participants will receive a W-2 form for money earned through the program.
Please contact Trish Pope at 508-485-6492 with any questions