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News & Notes
- Jan 2014 | Tax sites are now open! View all locations and hours, and be sure to read our weather policy and what to bring as a tax filer before visiting a site.
- Nov 2013 | United Way needs volunteers to help hard-working families this tax season
Thanks to the work of more than 469 volunteers, more than 18,200 tax returns were prepared returning more than $21.3 million in tax refunds to local families last year.As the 2014 tax season approaches, United Way of Greater Cincinnati is seeking volunteers to help provide free tax preparation to hard-working families, many who qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), at 28 locations in Hamilton County, Clermont County, Butler County, Northern Kentucky and Southeast Indiana. No previous experience is necessary. Volunteers will receive free IRS tax training and certification, allowing them to learn a skill that may also be beneficial in their personal and professional lives. Volunteers help families avoid tax preparation fees and high interest rate refund anticipation loans. | Sign up or Read More… - JUL 2013 | United way, partners garner $21 million in tax refunds for local families
More than $21.3 million in tax refunds were returned to local families, thanks to volunteers from United Way of Greater Cincinnati and its partners.This year’s returns represent a 5.5 percent increase over tax refund dollars received by participating taxpayers in 2012, as well as a 3.6 percent increase in participants. The average refund was $1,170.Overall, there has been a 273 percent increase in refunds since 2006.Beginning in January, 741 volunteers from around the region helped hardworking, low-income families determine whether they qualified for EITC and other tax credits that return more money to taxpayers. Of the thousands of families who received the assistance, 19 percent claimed the EITC, receiving a total of $5,653,127 additional cash back. The credit returned as much as $5,891 to families with three or more children. | Read more… - FEB 2013 | Tax sites are now open!
Tax preparers and filers in action at The Houston Conference Center in Colerain Township.
- JAN 2013 | New video for our free online filing service | View more…
- JAN 2013 | United Way partners with Walmart Foundation to provide free online tax filing
United Way of Greater Cincinnati is partnering with the Walmart Foundation, Goodwill Industries International, and National Disability Institute to provide free online state and federal tax preparation and filing services for qualified individuals. | Read more… - JAN 2013 | First of free tax prep sites to open January 23
Hardworking local families can get a leg up on tax season by taking advantage of FREE in-person tax preparation services at staring Jan. 23. | Read more… - NOV 2012 | United Way, partners to provide free training to tax prep volunteers
United Way of Greater Cincinnati is already gearing for the tax season by holding training sessions for volunteers who will provide free tax preparation to families at more than 30 local sites through the Regional Earned Income Tax Credit Collaborative (EITC) Collaborative. | Read more… - JUN 2012 | United Way, partners garner $20 million in tax refunds for local families
More than $20.2 million in tax refunds were returned to local families thanks to volunteers from United Way of Greater Cincinnati and its partners. | Read more…
