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135 places for low-income taxpayers to turn
for help
By Kay Bell • Bankrate.com
Since 1999, the Internal Revenue Service
has awarded federal
grants to groups that sponsor clinics to help low-income individuals
resolve tax disputes. Volunteers at the clinics generally provide
free help for taxpayers trying to resolve disputes with the IRS. There
may be a nominal charge for associated costs, such as document copying
or court filing fees.
In 2004, federal funds were awared to 135 organizations
to help run taxpayer clinics in 49 states, the District of Columbia
and Puerto Rico. That's three fewer clinics than last year, but
the program expanded to another state this year. Only Wyoming has
no IRS-funded tax clinics.
The clinics are listed below by state, sponsoring
organization and city. Many of these same organizations are expected
to be among those that can help eligible filers with their taxes
this year. The IRS is expected to announce the latest list by mid-March.
In the meantime, for specific clinic locations or other help, contact
the local
IRS office nearest you.
ALABAMA
Lawson State Community College, Birmingham
ALASKA
Alaska Business Development Center, Anchorage
ARIZONA
Community Legal Services Inc., Phoenix
DNA-Peoples' Legal Services Inc.,
Chinle
ARKANSAS
University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little
Rock
CALIFORNIA
Central California Legal Services, Fresno
Community Based Education and Development,
Los Angeles
Korean Resource Center, Los
Angeles
HIV & AIDS Legal Services
Alliance Inc., Los Angeles
Filipino-American Service Group,
Inc., Los Angeles
Chapman University School of Law,
Orange
Association of Cultural Social
Advancement For Vietnamese, Inc. Redwood
City
University of San Diego, San
Diego
Nihonmachi Legal Outreach, San
Francisco
San Francisco Bar Association Volunteer
Legal Services Program, San Francisco
Legal Aid Society of Orange County,
Santa Ana
COLORADO
University of Denver (Colorado Seminary) College of Law, Denver
CONNECTICUT
Quinnipiac University School of Law, Hamden
University of Connecticut, Storrs
DELAWARE
Delaware Community Reinvestment Action Council Inc., Wilmington
Legal Services Corporation of Delaware,
Wilmington
DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA
American University, Washington, D.C.
Central American Resource Center,
Washington, D.C.
FLORIDA
Central Florida Legal Services Inc., Daytona
Beach
Coalition of Florida Farmworker
Organizations Inc., Florida City
Legal Services of Greater Miami
Inc., Miami
Northwest Florida Legal Services,
Pensacola
Legal Services
of North Florida Inc., Tallahassee
Bay Area Legal Services Inc.,
Tampa
GEORGIA
Georgia State Foundation Inc., Atlanta
Women's Economic Development Agency
Inc., Atlanta
JC Vision and Associates Inc.,
Hinesville
HAWAII
Hawaii Pro Bono Lawyer Referral Project, Honolulu
Legal Aid Society of Hawaii, Honolulu
IDAHO
University of Idaho, Moscow
ILLINOIS
Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago
Illinois Institute of Technology,
Chicago
Center for Economic Progress, Chicago
Korean American Resource and Cultural
Center, Chicago
City Wide Tax Assistance Program,
Chicago
INDIANA
Su Casa Columbus, Columbus
Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic,
Indianapolis
The Lutheran University Association
(Valparaiso University), Valparaiso
IOWA
Iowa Legal Aid, Des Moines
KANSAS
Emporia Statue University, Emporia
El Centro Inc., Kansas
City
University of Kansas Center for
Research, Lawrence
KENTUCKY
Northern Kentucky University, Highland
Heights
Legal Aid Society Inc., Louisville
LOUISIANA
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services Corp., New
Orleans
Southern University Law Clinic,
Baton Rouge
MAINE
Pine Tree Legal Assistance Inc., Portland
MARYLAND
Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service Inc., Baltimore
MASSACHUSETTS
Greater Boston Legal Services, Boston
Bentley
College, Waltham
MICHIGAN
Volunteer Accounting Service Team of Michigan, Detroit
Detroit College of Law, East
Lansing
Legal Services of Eastern Michigan,
Flint
MINNESOTA
Regents of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance,
Minneapolis
MISSISSIPPI
North Mississippi Rural Legal Services,
Greenville
MISSOURI
Budget and Financial Management Assistance, Kansas
City
University of Missouri at Kansas
City Graduate Tax Law Foundation, Kansas
City
Southwest Missouri State University,
Springfield
MONTANA
Montana Legal Services Association, Missoula
NEBRASKA
Nebraska Legal Services, Omaha
NEVADA
Nevada Legal Services, Las Vegas
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Legal Advice and Referral Center, Concord
New Hampshire Pro Bono Referral
System, Concord
NEW JERSEY
South Jersey Legal Services, Bridgetown
Accountants
for the Public Interest-N.J., Hightstown
Rutgers University, New
Brunswick
NEW MEXICO
New Mexico Voices for Children & Families, Albuquerque
NEW YORK
Albany Law School, Albany
Legal Services for New York City-Bronx,
Bronx
South Brooklyn Legal Services Inc.,
Brooklyn
Bedford Stuyvesant Community Legal
Services Corp., Brooklyn
Erie County Bar Association Volunteer
Lawyers Project, Buffalo
Queens Legal Services Corp.,
Jamaica
Westchester Community Opportunity
Program Inc., Elmsford
Young Korean American Service and
Education Center, Flushing
Ithaca College, Ithaca
Circulo de la Hispanidad Inc.,
Long Beach
Project Challenge of Long Island
N.Y. Inc., Long Beach
Fordham University, New
York City
Legal Aid Society, New
York City
Rural Opportunities Inc., Rochester
Volunteer Legal Services of Monroe
County, Rochester
Syracuse University, Syracuse
NORTH CAROLINA
Legal Services of Southern Piedmont Inc., Charlotte
Duke University,
Durham
Legal Aid of North Carolina, Greenville
NORTH DAKOTA
North Dakota Legal Services, New Town
OHIO
Community Legal Aid Services Inc., Akron
Friendship Foundation of American-Vietnamese
Inc., Cleveland
Legal Aid Society of Cleveland,
Cleveland
Ohio State Legal Services Association,
Columbus
Legal Aid Society of Columbus,
Columbus
Lake Erie College, Painesville
Advocates for Basic Legal Equality
Inc., Toledo
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma Indian Legal Services Inc.,
Oklahoma City
Northeastern State University,
Tahlequah
Community Action Project of Tulsa
County, Tulsa
OREGON
Legal Aid Services of Oregon, Portland
Northwestern School of Law, Portland
PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia Legal Assistance Center, Philadelphia
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh
Duquesne University School of Law,
Pittsburgh
Villanova University School of
Law, Villanova
PUERTO RICO
Oficina para la Promocion y el Desarrollo Humano, Arecibo
RHODE
ISLAND
Rhode Island Tax Clinic Inc., Johnston
Rhode Island Legal Services Inc.,
Providence
SOUTH CAROLINA
South Carolina Centers for Equal Justice,
Greenville
SOUTH DAKOTA
Technology for the Rural Enhancement of
Communities, Nisland
TENNESSEE
Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands, Oakridge
TEXAS
Legal Aid of Northwest Texas, Arlington
Latino Education Project, Corpus
Christi
Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program
Inc., Houston
Texas Tech University, Lubbock
Centro Familiar Cristiano Inc.,
Sugarland
Texas Rural Legal Aid Inc., Weslaco
UTAH
Salt Lake Community College, Salt Lake
City
VERMONT
Central Vermont Community Action Council, Barre
Vermont Legal Aid Inc., Burlington
VIRGINIA
National Society of Public Accountants, Alexandria
Legal Aid Justice
Center, Charlottesville
Boat People S.O.S. Inc., Falls
Church
Legal Services
of Northern Virginia, Falls Church
Community Tax Law Project, Richmond
WASHINGTON
University of Washington, Seattle
Gonzaga University, Spokane
WEST VIRGINIA
Clinical Law Program of West Virginia University, Morgantown
Wheeling Jesuit University, Wheeling
WISCONSIN
Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
Board of Regents of the University
of Wisconsin System, University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, Milwaukee
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