The Montgomery County Tax Coalition will have a kick-off event at the Western Montgomery Career & Technology Center to celebrate the 5th Annual Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Awareness Day and the start of the 2011 Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program. The event will be held this Friday Jan.28, 2011 from 5:30pm-7:30pm. Community members are invited to attend!
The Earned Income Tax Credit was created in 1975 to help offset Social Security taxes. It is for working people who earn less than $49,000 per year. The IRS works with more than 60 national partners and over 370 community-based coalitions to offer the VITA Program a chance to encourage eligible individuals to take advantage of the credit. More workers could be eligible for a special tax credit this year and not know it. As a result, they may overlook claiming the EITC, which can put between $2 and $5,600 into their pockets. Changes in people’s earnings, their parental status or their marital status may cause their EITC eligibility to change as well. Many people will quality for the first time this year due to changes in their income. Last year, during the 2010 tax season, more than 200 volunteers in Montgomery County helped to prepare hundreds of returns for families & individuals, returning nearly $3.5 million in tax refunds!
For more information about the IRS and Earned Income Tax Credit visit http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=96406,00.html
Sites that are holding these free tax services are:
Indian Valley Public Library
100 E. Church Avenue
Telford, PA 18969
Daesung (AP) Academy
1256 Welsh Road, #100
North Wales, PA
Encore Experiences
312 Alumni Avenue
Harleysville, PA (for clients 55+)
Montgomery County Community College Central Campus
340 DeKalb Pike
Blue Bell, PA 19422
Trinity Lutheran Church
100 W. Main Street
Lansdale, PA 19446
Northwestern Human Services
400 North Broad Street
Lansdale, PA 19446
To schedule an appointment at your nearest site call us, the North Penn United Way, at 215-855-3002.
Our vision for the North Penn and Indian Valley communities is bold: Help establish a community where all residents in need have the opportunity to achieve a vibrant and healthy quality of life. In this blog you will read about all of the exciting things happening at the North Penn United Way. From success stories and campaign updates to volunteer projects and community events, our goal is to showcase how community members live united in the Indian Valley and North Penn communities every day.
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