Friday, January 23, 2009

Free Tax Preparation

As in previous years, the City of Chicago is offering free tax preparation for families earning less than $45,000, and individuals earning less than $20,000. There are several Uptown sites:

- Truman College, 1145 W. Wilson

- North Side Credit Union, 1011 W. Lawrence

- McCormick Boys & Girls Club, 4835 N. Sheridan

Check here to find the hours of each site. The program runs January 24 through April 15.

3 comments:

  1. That is nice and all, but my lord their taxes are so easy!

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  2. Jason, as someone who works with this program, I can assure you that for folks who are earning that level of income, tax law is NOT easy. There are a lot of twists and turns in the law that our clients often encounter, not to mention complicated family situations that require lots of questions. In addition, about 15% of our clients are self-employed, which is an incredible layer of difficulty.

    I invite you to consider volunteering to prepare tax returns - since the returns are so easy, you could make quite an impact in your community, not to mention saving a single client an average of $250 in tax preparation fees and refund anticipation loan fees.

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  3. Well, I guess I stand corrected.

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