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Posted on Thursday, February 2, 2012

Evans Kicks-Off 2012 Earned Income Tax Credit Campaign

Last week Councilmember Evans joined representatives from Capital Area Asset Builders, the United Way, and the Internal Revenue Service to kick off the 2012 DC Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) campaign. The campaign leverages the skills of hundreds of community volunteers to provide tax education and high quality no-cost financial and tax preparation services to thousands of hard-working individuals and families throughout DC.

The campaign is currently recruiting volunteer tax preparers to help low-income clients file their taxes and claim the credits that they deserve. Each tax return completed by a volunteer preparer can raise a low-income working family’s income by more than $6,000.

“The DC EITC Campaign is working hard to provide free tax preparation services and financial support to low-income city residents,” said Evans. “These efforts are essential in providing much needed tax assistance to residents across the District and I encourage everyone to consider volunteering for this great effort and pitching in to help their neighbors.”
Last year, 500 volunteers helped file more than 5,000 returns, claiming over $8 million in tax refunds for DC residents and connecting many of those residents to other free financial resources.

Additional information on the DC EITC is available on the campaign’s website.

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