2/3/2006
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Congresswoman Carson, Mayor Peterson, IRS encourage working families to claim earned income tax credit
Tax preparation "Super Site" opens Saturday
INDIANAPOLIS - Congresswoman Julia Carson and Mayor Bart Peterson will be joined by Internal Revenue Service representatives to encourage working families earning up to $37,263 per year to apply for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and take advantage of free tax preparation and financial counseling.
WHEN: Saturday, February 4
11 a.m.
WHERE: Glendale Mall, across from the food court
6101 N. Keystone Avenue
Tax preparation and e-filing fees and "Instant Refund" loans rob thousands of dollars from Marion County’s working poor. At the Indianapolis Asset Building Campaign tax preparation site, located at Glendale Mall, low-income families can have their returns prepared and electronically filed for free and receive as much as a $4,400 refund through the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) program, if they qualify.
The Earned Income Tax Credit is a federal tax break designed to help people who work but have low incomes. A worker, who has children and earned less than $37,263 last year, may qualify.
The Glendale Mall tax preparation site will be open Monday through Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. throughout the tax-filing season. This service is available to families with children who have income under $40,000 and to individuals without children with income under $20,000. In addition, taxpayers can opt to load their refunds onto the new debit card introduced by Chase Bank called the Chase Direct Benefit Card.
Volunteers are trained and tested by the IRS and alert individuals to special credits for which they may qualify, such as the credit for the elderly, the child care credit, child tax credit and the earned income tax credit. Indianapolis Asset Building Campaign partners also will be available to focus on financial counseling to educate families on how to build long-term assets with their refund.
Taxpayers can get more information by calling the HELPLINE at 926-HELP (4357) or by dialing 211.
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