Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day

January 20, 2012 By Cricket

  • Did you know that the Southern Indiana Asset Building Coalition offers FREE tax preparation at a dozen sites in the Southern Indiana area?
  • Did you know that qualified applicants can receive as much as $6,000 from the EITC?
  • Did you know the EITC is the Federal Government’s largest benefit program for workers?
  • Did you know we want to partner with YOU to spread the word about these important services to our community?

The Southern Indiana Asset Building Coalition will hold
Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day
at the Jeffersonville Township Library on
January 27th, 2012.


A panel of esteemed guests, including trained and certified tax preparers, will offer information on qualifying for the tax credit, tax services and the advantage to receiving a tax credit like this.

Registration begins at 11:30 and the panel discussion, with time for questions, begins at 12:00 p.m. Lunch will be provided.

We’re doing this because we feel it is vital to spread the word to the community. As tax season begins and people are trying to find every possible advantage, we are dedicated to provide information about this important tax credit.

The EITC is particularly important for people in the following categories:

  • Whose earnings declined or whose marital or parental status changed
  • With limited English skills
  • Living in rural areas
  • Who are Native Americans
  • Who have disabilities or are raising children with disabilities
  • Without children
  • With earnings below the filing requirement
  • Living in non-traditional homes, such as a grandparent raising a grandchild

“EITC is a financial boost for working people in a recovering economy and allows more funds to flow within your community. It’s money that can make lives a little easier.” Whitney Bishop, Executive Director, SIABC said.

Not only does the Southern Indiana Asset Building Coalition want to spread the word about the EITC, we can help those who qualify, and others, prepare their taxes at one of our many tax prep sites in 4 counties of Southern Indiana. We are asking that you partner with us to spread the word to those who most need to hear about these crucial services. You never know, it could even impact YOU!

For more information about the tax credit and our services please contact the SIABC office at 812.206.7520 . If we join together to promote financial advantages to everyone, we strengthen our community as a whole.

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Earned Income Tax Credit Can Put Money in Your Pocket

January 7, 2011 By Whitney

You could be eligible to get more money back from the IRS – as much as $5,666. If you earned less than $48,362 from wages, self-employment, or farming last year, you may qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit – or EITC.

EITC is a financial boost for working people hit by hard economic times. You may qualify for the first time if your financial, marital or parental status changed in 2010.

Eligibility is based on several factors, including the source and amount of your income, or combined income if married, whether you have qualifying children and how many. Workers without children also may qualify.

Four of five eligible people claim and get their EITC. Use IRS’s online EITC Assistant to see if you qualify. If so, you must file to get it.

Free help is available at volunteer income tax assistance sites and IRS Taxpayer Assistance Centers. Locate a volunteer site by calling your community’s 211 or 311 number for local services or call the IRS at 1-800-906-9887.

Get back even more if your state also has an EITC.

EITC. You earned it. Now file, claim it and get it.

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Grants & Gratitude – Funding News from SIABC

November 17, 2010 By Whitney

GREAT NEWS for SIABC and Southern Indiana – We were recently awarded grants from both the Community Foundation of Southern Indiana and the Horseshoe Foundation of Floyd County to support our VITA Tax Preparation programs for 2011! Thanks to these wonderful foundations for their support of the non-profits in our region.  Their support has provided so much to so many!

We also had some press this week – check out the article in the News and Tribune by clicking here.

Preparations for our 6th tax season are underway as we recruit and train over 70 volunteers for the 2011 Tax Prep season! Our goal is to get working families the tax credits they deserve, save them costly tax preparation fees and to provide them with information and tools to make smart decisions about how to apply their refunds towards asset building activities.

Sponsorship opportunities are still available – are you interested in supporting our efforts and reaching over 2,750 working families during tax season?  If so, let’s meet!  The opportunities are tremendous and the impact our program has on families is a great return on your investment!

Volunteer Opportunities also exist – we have room for everyone!  We have openings for tax preparers as well as for intake and clerical volunteers.  If you’d like to join us this tax season, give Whitney a call today!

Thank you Southern Indiana for supporting our efforts and understanding the value of giving back!

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Big Finish to a GREAT Tax Season

May 5, 2010 By Whitney

Best Volunteers in the World!

Our numbers are up for the 5th year in a row, which means that more families in Southern Indiana were able to take advantage of our free tax preparation services! This represented the work of about 110 talented and dedicated volunteers, 6,000+ hours of volunteer time and over 1.6 million dollars in tax refunds. Wow! The final results are still coming in but I couldn’t wait to share these initial reports.

Special thanks to our partners at AARP and the IRS as well as to our host sites throughout the community.  Community Action of Southern Indiana, Your Community Bank, Interfaith Community Council, Scott County Partnership, New Washington State Bank, Harrison County Community Services, Charlestown, Clarksville, Henryville & Sellersburg Libraries, American Legion Post 28 and Hillview Apartments.

Special thanks to the Metro United Way, Indiana Association of United Ways, Wal Mart Foundation, New Washington State Bank and Community Action of Southern Indiana for providing funding to support this meaningful work!

Look for stories from tax season and our final numbers in the weeks ahead.

We are committed to keeping these services free and available – donations always accepted! Click the donate now button on the front page of our website to pledge your support for free tax prep, financial counseling & financial coaching in Southern Indiana.

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