Southwestern PA Legal Services- Low Income Tax Clinic

01/24/2023

IRS filing season is open!!!! Local VITA sites can help file your return

07/28/2022

Tips for avoiding scams

Tax Tip 2022-114, July 27, 2022 — Scammers often pose as the IRS to steal taxpayers’ personal information. They may reach out through fraudulent phone calls, emails, texts or social media messages. It’s important for taxpayers to understand how the IRS contacts people, so they don’t fall vic...

06/28/2022

One of the most common questions we get asked is claiming a child when the parents are not together.

Tax Tip 2022-98, June 28, 2022 — Parents who are divorced, separated, never married or live apart and who share custody of a child with an ex-spouse or ex-partner need to understand the specific rules about who may be eligible to claim the child for tax purposes. This can make filing taxes easier ...

06/21/2022

New to the workforce? Changes to your family and household? Owed more in taxes on your tax return? It’s a good time to check you withholdings. Use the IRS withholding calculator

Check your tax withholding with the IRS Tax Withholding Estimator, a tool that helps ensure you have the right amount of tax withheld from your paycheck.

05/13/2022

Most answers about when it is safe to get rid of old tax returns and records are wrong.

04/27/2022

Did you know as a taxpayer you have certain rights when it comes to the IRS?

Tip 2022-65, April 27, 2022 — Every taxpayer has a set of fundamental rights when working with the IRS which are known collectively as the Taxpayer Bill of Rights. One of these is the right to challenge the IRS's position and be heard.

04/27/2022

Didn’t file your taxes? What should you do?

Tax Tip 2022-61, April 20, 2022 — The federal income tax deadline has passed for most individual taxpayers. However, some haven't filed their 2021 tax returns or paid their tax due.

03/22/2022

Trying to reach the IRS? Try the online resources first

Phone demand on assistance lines is at record highs. To avoid lengthy wait times, use our online resources first: www.irs.gov

03/22/2022

If you’re considering hiring someone to help you clear your credit, keep in mind that reputable credit counselors review your whole financial situation before they make a plan. They won’t ask you to pay in advance, dispute information in your credit report that you believe is accurate, or tell you not to contact the credit bureaus directly. If you have a problem with a credit repair organization, please report it to the FTC and your state attorney general.

The last thing people who turned to Alex Miller Credit Repair for help needed was to end up in worse financial shape than when they began.

01/31/2022

Special tips for reporting the advance Child Tax Credit
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The IRS has shared a fact sheet with tips for the Advance Child Tax Credit and filing the 2021 tax return. Tax preparers and their clients should carefully read advance CTC letter 6419: To help eligible taxpayers, the IRS sent letters (”2021 Total Advance Child Tax Credit (AdvCTC) Payments”) to payment recipients to help ensure tax returns are accurate. For further questions about advance payments, IRS urges people to check their IRS Online Account. The Online Account includes the official figures in the IRS systems; using this number will help avoid potential processing and refund delays. Taxpayers should correctly include the amount of advance Child Tax Credit payments they received last year when filing their tax return to ensure a timely refund.