STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A new bill supported by Staten Island\u2019s congressional representative would provide thousands of dollars in federal tax relief to those caring for a loved one.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, Rep. Nicole Malliotakis joined a telephone town hall hosted by AARP New York to discuss various recent efforts to aid seniors and the family members who help care for them.<\/p>\n
Malliotakis began the town hall by speaking about various provisions that benefit seniors that she helped secure in the negotiation of President Donald Trump\u2019s Big Beautiful Bill, including a bonus deduction for seniors and increased State and Local Tax, or SALT, deduction.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cWe couldn\u2019t change Social Security law directly in this bill, because there are certain rules surrounding the reconciliation process that we used. But what we were able to do is provide a new tax deduction so that when seniors do their taxes in 2026 for this year, 2025, 88% of the seniors across America, which is 51 million people, will receive the money that they paid in Social Security taxes back,\u201d said Malliotakis, a Republican who represents Staten Island and parts of South Brooklyn.<\/p>\n \u201cWe delivered targeted relief by quadrupling the SALT deduction,\u201d she added. \u201cSo really, the seniors who are the homeowners or seniors that are still working, they\u2019re the biggest winners in this middle class tax cut package that we passed earlier this year.\u201d<\/p>\n