Durham, NH--The Carsey Institute has just released two new resources examining how tax credit improvements in the recent economic stimulus legislation - known as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) - will help rural families.
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Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 8:15 AM - Categories: Press Releases
CFED’s Self Employment Tax Initiative (SETI) seeks proposals exploring effective ways to serve the tax preparation and related business planning needs of the more than 10 million low-income, startup and growing self-employed businesses. Managers of microenterprise development programs, community-based free tax preparation programs and coalitions of these programs are encouraged to apply for one of the following categories of funding.
Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 2:56 PM - Categories: Funding Opportunities
The Commonwealth Institute presented its new policy report "Poverty in Our Time" at the Governor's Poverty Summit in Richmond, Virginia.
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Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 3:21 PM - Categories: Press Releases
New River Community Action in Radford, Virginia highlighted its free tax preparation program recently in their Spring 2009 Newsletter.
Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 2:58 PM - Categories: Press Releases | VITA | Coalition Partners
The IRS SPEC office has announced that there will be anew round of VITA grants for the 2010 filing season. There will be some changes in the process, most notably that the grant applications will be submitted on paper (one original, one copy and one on CD). Grants.gov will be used only to announce the grant.
Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 2:52 PM - Categories: Press Releases | VITA
Yesterday, senior officials in President Obama's administration offered a preview of some of the $17 billion in savings proposals that will accompany the fiscal 2010 budget request. The White House today released more details of its fiscal 2010 spending request, including its reasons for targeting 121 programs for elimination.
One of the proposed cuts is the Advanced Earned Income Tax Credit.
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Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 12:24 PM - Categories: Press Releases
Monica Chenault, Program Coordinator for Hanover County DSS announced the latest offerings in the Stretch Your Dollar Community Meetings. "In response to the recent overwhelming need presented by our customers and the changing economic climate, Hanover DSS is offering this wonderful opportunity to the community."
The meeting will offer tips and ideas for stretching your dollar (money management and credit score care) and for those who are looking for employment we will offer job seeking advice and recources.
Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 1:18 PM - Categories: Financial Education