BK Live
Brian Vines
I coordinated an interview with BK Live and Grace Louis, senior program officer at NYC DCA’s Office of Financial Empowerment. With a month to Tax Day, it was important to emphasize the City’s free tax preparation services and the many options available for Brooklynites.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 24, 2016
AMERICA SAVES WEEK: CITY ENCOURAGES NEW YORKERS TO USE IDNYC TO FILE THEIR TAXES FOR FREE AND OPEN A BANK ACCOUNT TO SAVE THEIR REFUND
Bronx Event Highlights Free Tax Prep during America Saves Week and Opening a Bank Account Using IDNYC
BRONX, NY – Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) Acting Commissioner Alba Pico and Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA) Commissioner Nisha Agarwal today joined Spring Bank President Eric Pallos and Ariva Executive Director Irene Baldwin to encourage New Yorkers to use their IDNYC to file their taxes for free and, as part of America Saves Week 2016, open a bank account where they can save their refund. New Yorkers who earned $54,000 or less with children, or $30,000 or less without children, can file their taxes for free at one of more than 200 in-person sites across the city, like the Ariva site at Spring Bank in the Bronx. IDNYC is accepted as the photo ID needed to file your taxes. Spring Bank also accepts IDNYC as a primary form of identification to open a bank account.
“Tax season is a very crucial moment for many families with lower and moderate incomes as their refund is often one of the largest checks they’ll receive all year,” said DCA Acting Commissioner Alba Pico. “We encourage New Yorkers, especially the immigrant community in the Bronx, to know that they can use their IDNYC to file their taxes for free and they can also use tax time as an opportunity to save and open a bank account using their IDNYC.”
Read the full press release here: IDNYC and Free Taxes for New Yorkers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 4, 2014
THE CITY MAKES IT EASIER FOR NEW YORKERS TO FILE TAXES FOR FREE WITH MORE SITES THAN EVER BEFORE AND VIRTUAL SITES WHERE FILERS CAN DROP OFF TAX DOCUMENTS AND PICK UP COMPLETED RETURNS LATER
Department of Consumer Affairs Kicks Off the City’s Annual Tax Campaign and Urges Any New Yorker Who Made $58,000 or Less to File for Free
Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) today launched New York City’s 12th Annual Tax Credit Campaign. The tax season has begun and the IRS is now accepting 2013 returns. This year, the City has more free ways to file a return than ever before with the expansion of the Virtual VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) program. Fast, easy and convenient, Virtual VITA sites are coordinated by the Food Bank For New York City and taxes are completed by IRS-trained preparers. They allow filers to drop off their tax documents and return later to review and file the completed return. Across the five boroughs, there are 100 free sites, both virtual and traditional and eligible New Yorkers also have the option to file for free online at nyc.gov/taxprep. The SaveUSA program is also offered at select VITA sites for its seventh year. SaveUSA is unique savings program for tax filers that offers a 50 percent match if they deposit at least $200 of their tax refund into a SaveUSA account and maintain the deposit for one year.
Read the full press release: Tax Season 2014 Launch
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 31, 2013
No. 45
www.nyc.gov
MAYOR BLOOMBERG, CONSUMER AFFAIRS COMMISSIONER MINTZ AND CENTER FOR ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MORSE KICK OFF CITY’S ANNUAL TAX CAMPAIGN
H&R Block Partners to Waive Fee for Casualty Loss Tax Form for New Yorkers in Sandy-Affected Zip Codes
City Offers Free or Low Cost Tax Preparation for Low Income New Yorkers and Urges Them to File for Important Credits including the Earned Income Tax Credit
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) Commissioner Jonathan Mintz, and Center for Economic Opportunity (CEO) Executive Director Kristin Morse today launched New York City’s 11th Annual Tax Credit Campaign. Tax season has begun and the IRS has now begun accepting 2012 returns. The City offers three different ways for eligible New Yorkers to file their taxes and claim their tax refunds for free or at very low cost, as well as a tax-time savings program called SaveUSA. The City’s online tax preparation and free tax sites are available now and the City-sponsored H&R Block coupon will be valid beginning Friday, February 1st. The City has also partnered with H&R Block to allow New Yorkers who live in Hurricane Sandy-affected zip codes and suffered the loss of their homes, household items, or vehicles to be able to file the casualty loss form (Form 4684), which may reduce taxable income, for free at any H&R Block location in the City. City partners have opened additional Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites in Far Rockaway and Red Hook.
Read the full press release: Tax Season Launch – Mayoral
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