[Ohio-talk] Fw: Disabled overlooking valuable tax credit

[Dr. Smith]

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Dr. J. Webster Smith
President National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
P.O.BOX 458 Athens, Ohio, 45701-0458
Phone Number - 740-592-6326 
"Changing What it Means to be Blind"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Sammons, Elizabeth 
To: 'tango_lady at sbcglobal.net' ; Smith, Reginald ; 'jwsmithnfb at verizon.net' ; 'George Katz' ; 'LaMotte, John' ; 'Gayle Horton' 
Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 4:26 PM
Subject: Disabled overlooking valuable tax credit


Please read this and share as appropriate.
 
 
Sincerely,
Elizabeth
 
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Please help us alert your clients about an important tax credit they may be overlooking.  IRS research indicates up to one in four eligible taxpayers do
not file and claim the Earned Income Tax Credit - or EITC -- which could put up to $5,600 or more in their pockets. Special rules increase the credits'
availability to disabled individuals and parents of disabled individuals.  

 

Individuals may qualify for the EITC even though they had no federal income tax withheld or are not required to file federal tax returns. However, to receive
the credit, they must file and claim it. 

 

I am forwarding an article below for consideration in your newsletter. If you are not able to use the article, please consider some of the other products
we offer to alert taxpayers about the credit, including:

 

·        A article with embedded links for your Web site 
http://www.eitc.irs.gov/ptoolkit/basicmaterials/newsletterarticles/

 

·        An informational widget for your Web site 
http://www.eitc.irs.gov/ptoolkit/basicmaterials/

 

·        An "on-hold" message for your telephone system 
http://www.eitc.irs.gov/central/resources/podcasts/

 

·        Any of the customizable posters and products at Marketing Express 
http://www.eitc.irs.gov/express/main/

 

·        Any of the products in IRS' Partner Toolkit  
http://www.eitc.irs.gov/ptoolkit/main/ 

 

I also invite you to join us and our partners nationwide on January 29, 2010
, designated as EITC Awareness Day. You can help generate awareness by joining with other partners in your area and conducting a news conference, by sending
a letter to the editor of your local paper (
http://www.eitc.irs.gov/ptoolkit/awarenessday/resources/),
by blogging about the credit, or tweeting about EITC.for example:

 

 If you earned less than $48, 279 last year, you may qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit. Don't lose out, check it out at 
www.irs.gov. 

 

Learn more information about this exciting national event at 
http://www.eitc.irs.gov/ptoolkit/awarenessday/
 . The article follows. Thank you for your consideration of the products and please contact me at 513-263-5500 or by e-mail if you have any questions about
the event, the products, or this message.  

 

Don't Overlook This Tax Credit 

 

Many disabled taxpayers and parents of disabled children may be overlooking a valuable tax credit that could boost their tax refunds by up to $5,600 or
more - even if they are not required to file federal income tax returns. The IRS says one in four eligible taxpayers miss out on the Earned Income Tax
Credit - or EITC - because they don't check it out. 

 

The credit has been making the lives of working people a little easier for 35 years. Yet it remains little known, possibly because people move into and
out of eligibility as their income, marital statuses and parental statuses change. 

 

You may qualify if your income was under $48,000 last year and you, or your spouse, worked or received disability retirement benefits under an employer
plan and were under the minimum retirement age, or if you worked and care for a disabled child. The amount of your EITC depends on several factors, such
as the amount of your earned or disability income, your filing status, whether you have children and how many, etc.  

 

To get the credit, you must 1) file a federal income tax return and 2) claim the credit. Many communities have volunteer income tax assistance sites or
local IRS Taxpayer Assistance Centers, which will compute your EITC and prepare your return without charge. To locate a volunteer site, call your community's
211 or 311 number for local services or call the IRS at 1-800-906-9887.  

 

Some states have a similar tax credit, increasing the dollars due eligible EITC recipients.  

 

EITC information is available in alternative formats for people with print disabilities at 
www.irs.gov.
Follow the homepage link to "Accessibility", then the link to "Accessible IRS Tax Products" and select the appropriate link to download accessible forms
or Publication 596, Earned Income Credit. The IRS web site provides accessible electronic files in formats including: ASCII Text (.txt), Braille Ready
Format (.BRF), and Talking Tax forms in PDF that work with MSAA compliant screen reading software and Braille display devices.  

 

Teri Dixon

 

Senior Communication Analyst

 

W&I Communications & Liaison

 

desk: 513-263-5500

 

cell:  513-260-8819

 

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