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ICLS Tax clinic- Tax Filing Basics

Written on January 3, 2022.

Problems with the IRS? Attend a virtual low-income taxpayer every fourth Tuesday of the month at 3pm continuing in 2022. Hosted on Zoom, a free tax clinic for low-income taxpayers, hosted by Riverside County Law Library and presented by Inland Counties Legal Services (ICLS). Register on Eventbrite here Follow ICLS and Riverside County Law Library on Facebook to keep up to date on events! Tell us what tax topics you’re interested in by completing THIS SURVEY

ICLS Low-income taxpayer clinic, topic TBD

Written on August 2, 2021.

Problems with the IRS? Attend a virtual low-income taxpayer ¿problemas con el IRS? asistir a una Clínica del Contribuyente de Bajos Ingresos Hosted on Zoom, a free tax clinic for low-income taxpayers, hosted by Riverside County Law Library and presented by Inland Counties Legal Services (ICLS). After you register on EventBrite, you will be sent an email with the meeting login information. Follow ICLS and Riverside County Law Library on Facebook to keep up to date on events! Tell us what...

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LITC Tax Assistance from a Fresh Perspective

Written on August 18, 2020.

LITC’s, or Low-Income Taxpayer Clinics, are federally funded programs offered to assist taxpayers who have a tax controversy against the IRS. The services offered are free as long as the taxpayer falls within the eligibility guidelines. The LITC program at Inland Counties Legal Services was fortunate enough to have law students intern for their program this 2020 summer. The law students were able to see what LITC’s offer to the community and provide some insights from a fresh perspective. Here...

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“Filing Trap” for Non-Filers Who Use the Economic Impact Payment Registration Tool

Written on July 1, 2020.

Taxpayers who use the Economic Impact Payment registration tool may fall into a trap where once the taxpayer uses the portal to request the EIP payment, he or she is no longer able to e-file a 2019 return. Many taxpayers may use this portal if they did not file a 2018 return but want to receive their EIP as soon as possible. However, after using the portal, they now need to file a 2019 return because they had income for this year, and they are also eligible to claim the earned income tax credit...