{"id":87,"date":"2016-02-28T16:49:14","date_gmt":"2016-02-28T16:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mu.law.columbia.edu\/blogs\/eitc\/?page_id=87"},"modified":"2016-04-11T17:40:13","modified_gmt":"2016-04-11T21:40:13","slug":"where-can-i-find-help","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mu.law.columbia.edu\/eitc\/en\/where-can-i-find-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Where can I find help?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-374\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.law.columbia.edu\/eitc\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/183\/files\/2016\/03\/helping_someone_up_a_mountain-resized-600.png\" alt=\"helping_someone_up_a_mountain-resized-600\" width=\"450\" height=\"303\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>TaxAct<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you are eligible for EITC, you can file your federal tax returns and claim your EITC for free\u00a0with a number of free or low-cost online tax filing services. TaxAct is one example that has worked well.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taxact.com\/index.asp\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> to access TaxAct.<\/li>\n<li>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.law.columbia.edu\/eitc\/taxact-instructions\/\">here<\/a> for step-by-step instructions on how to file using TaxAct.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) \/ Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) programs<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The VITA program offers free tax help to people who generally make $54,000 or less, persons with disabilities, and limited English speaking taxpayers.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0The TCE program offers free tax help for taxpayers who are 60 years of age and older.<\/li>\n<li>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/Individuals\/Free-Tax-Return-Preparation-for-You-by-Volunteers\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> for English; Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/Spanish\/Voluntarios-proveen-ayuda-gratuita-con-la-preparaci%C3%B3n-de-su-declaraci%C3%B3n-de-impuestos\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> for Spanish; Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/Chinese\/%E5%90%88%E6%A0%BC%E7%B4%8D%E7%A8%85%E4%BA%BA%E7%9A%84%E5%85%8D%E8%B2%BB%E7%A8%85%E8%A1%A8%E5%A1%AB%E5%AF%AB\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> for Chinese; Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/Korean\/%EC%9C%A0%EC%9E%90%EA%B2%A9-%EB%82%A9%EC%84%B8%EC%9E%90%EB%A5%BC-%EC%9C%84%ED%95%9C-%EB%AC%B4%EB%A3%8C-%EC%84%B8%EA%B8%88-%EB%B3%B4%EA%B3%A0%EC%84%9C-%EC%9E%91%EC%84%B1\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> for Korean; Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/Vietnamese\/L%C3%A0m-T%E1%BB%9D-Khai-Thu%E1%BA%BF-Mi%E1%BB%85n-Ph%C3%AD-cho-Ng%C6%B0%E1%BB%9Di-%C4%90%C3%B3ng-Thu%E1%BA%BF-%C4%90%E1%BB%A7-%C4%90i%E1%BB%81u-Ki%E1%BB%87n\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> for Vietnamese; Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/Russian\/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%89%D1%8C-%D0%B2-%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B8-%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B9-%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%B8-%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%89%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BC,-%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B0%D1%8E%D1%89%D0%B8%D0%BC-%D0%BE%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%BC-%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F%D0%BC\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> for Russian\n<ul>\n<li>Check the bottom of the page to select &#8220;VITA\/TCE Locator Tool&#8221; to find the nearest VITA\/TCE site around you. Once you click, you will prompted to enter your zip code. Then\u00a0you will see a list of locations with the distance, operation dates and hours, and available language services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>You can also call 888-227-7669 to find the nearest VITA\/TCE site around you<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Additional Resources<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>EITC Assistant<\/strong>: Click <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.irs.gov\/app\/eitc2015\/SetLanguage.do?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>\u00a0for English; click <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.irs.gov\/app\/eitc2015\/SetLanguage.do?lang=es\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>\u00a0for Spanish<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Provided by the IRS, this tool can be used to find out if you qualify for EITC refund and\u00a0the estimated amount of\u00a0EITC refund.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>EITCoutreach.org<\/strong>: Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eitcoutreach.org\/learn\/tax-credits\/eitc\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This website provides general information on EITC.<\/li>\n<li>One particularly useful tool is the EITC Estimator (Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eitcoutreach.org\/help\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>), which gives you an estimated amount of EITC refund.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TaxAct If you are eligible for EITC, you can file your federal tax returns and claim your EITC for free\u00a0with a number of free or low-cost online tax filing services. TaxAct is one example that has worked well. Click here &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/mu.law.columbia.edu\/eitc\/en\/where-can-i-find-help\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1117,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"class_list":["post-87","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mu.law.columbia.edu\/eitc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/87","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mu.law.columbia.edu\/eitc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mu.law.columbia.edu\/eitc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mu.law.columbia.edu\/eitc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1117"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mu.law.columbia.edu\/eitc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mu.law.columbia.edu\/eitc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/87\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mu.law.columbia.edu\/eitc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}