Laredo Family Economic Success Coalition is raising awareness of VITA services on National EITC Awareness Day on January 27th, by holding a press conference at the Laredo Main Public Library, a well-known VITA site, at 1120 E Calton Rd at 10am. Please locate your nearest VITA site at www.laredofesc.org. The EITC is a refundable tax credit available to qualifying low-wage workers and their families. Anyone earning $49,078 or less from wages, self-employment or farming in 2011 could qualify. Many people will qualify for the first time this year due to changes in their income, their marital status or parental status, according to the IRS. Yet the agency estimates only four out of five eligible workers currently claim their EITC.
El servicio voluntario de VITA se ofrece gratis a los contribuyentes durantes los meses enero-abril de 2012. VITA ofrece ayuda gratuita a personas con ingresos (por lo general, $50,000 o menos) que no pueden preparar sus propias declaraciones de impuestos. Los voluntarios cuentan con la certificación del Servicio de Impuestos Internos-IRS. No se cobra por la preparación, se archiva electrónicamente su reporte, y el contribuyente recibe su dinero en menos de cinco días a su cuenta de banco o su cuenta en la unión de credito.
VITA es un programa de la coalición-- Laredo Family Economic Success Coalition--que ofrece programas de ayuda como VITA y educación sobre finanzas a los residentes de Laredo. Para más informes llame al
1+956-320-0016 o Consulte la página de internet www.laredofesc.org.
For more information, call David Morales at 956-284-0344.
- Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program
The VITA Program offers free tax help to low- to moderate-income (generally, $49,000 and below) people who cannot prepare their own tax returns. Certified volunteers are sponsored by Laredo Family Economic Success Coalition. VITA sites are located in Laredo, Webb county, and Zapata in community and neighborhood centers, libraries, schools, shopping malls, and other convenient locations. We offer free electronic filing. To locate the nearest VITA site, call 1-956-320-0016
Trained certified VITA community volunteers will help you with special credits, such as Earned Income Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, and Credit for the Elderly or the Disabled. In addition to free tax return preparation assistance, we offer free electronic filing (e-filing). Individuals taking advantage of the e-file program will receive their refunds in half the time compared to returns filed on paper – even faster when tax refunds are deposited directly into one's bank account. - Did You Know… There is something very good you can do about taxes? You can help people in your community who need assistance with their tax returns. You’ll get free IRS training, and there’s the immediate satisfaction you receive again and again as a VITA volunteer using your knowledge to help other people. Call us at 1+956-320-0016
