Free Tax Help Will Be Available in 2021
Free tax preparation help is still available in 2021. Here’s how taxpayers can get assistance through VITA, TCE, AARP Tax-Aide, and IRS Free File.
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Proposal Would Improve, Modernize IRS
The Ways and Means Committee has released a draft of The Taxpayer First Act, outlining steps they believe will improve the IRS, including modernizing information technology, infrastructure, and services. Here are some of the highlights.
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IRS Seeking Volunteers To Help Taxpayers File For Free
Interested in helping the community? The Internal Revenue Service is looking for volunteers to staff its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance centers across the country. Are you in?
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If You Qualify, File Your Taxes For Free
In this economy, every penny saved helps. If you’re looking for ways to save at tax time, the Walmart Foundation may be able to help. The Walmart Foundation is providing free federal and state preparation for qualified taxpayers through the support of the MyFreeTaxes partnership. The MyFreeTaxes Partnership is easy, safe, secure, and 100 percent…
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Free Tax Help Is Available
You can probably guess that I tend to recommend finding a competent, reliable tax professional to help you out come tax time. I’m not too proud to say that I don’t do my own taxes anymore, not because I enjoy paying someone else to do them but because I want to stay married. Let’s face…
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Taxes from A to Z: V is for VITA
VITA is the acronym for the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program which provides free tax help for qualifying taxpayers across the country. The program began in 1969 and has since grown into a popular program: last year, there were over 12,000 VITA sites across the country. VITA volunteers receive training to prepare basic tax…
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Should The IRS Kill VITA Altogether?
Shortly after I posted this piece about IRS cutting ties with ACORN, I received an email asking me, among other things, if I thought this was a good thing and if we should “get rid” of the VITA program altogether because of the potential for giving bad advice. I didn’t immediately respond to the email…
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IRS Cuts Ties With ACORN
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced on Wednesday that it is cutting ties with ACORN after disastrous video footage was released showing ACORN workers offering inappropriate and flawed tax advice. The IRS will no longer include ACORN in its VITA (volunteer income tax assistance) program: “The IRS has partnered with hundreds of community and volunteer…
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Looking To Make A Difference? Consider VITA.
For years, I was a site coordinator for the IRS’ Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program at our local senior center. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience and highly recommend it to anyone seeking a volunteer opportunity. VITA is a program that offer free tax preparation and/or assistance for low-to-moderate income individuals. The specific type of client…