Here’s a riddle: How does the Boston Tax Help Coalition prepare approximately 13,000 tax returns – for free – each year? The short answer is: Volunteers. Lots of them. And this tax season, there’s a new volunteer coordinator to make that
The Boston Tax Help Coalition is a non-profit organization that assists Boston residents by maximizing the impact of the Earned Income Tax Credit and other tax credits through quality, free tax preparation and financial advising services. There are more than
The Boston Tax Help Coalition, as part of the Mayor’s Office of Financial Empowerment (OFE), provides free financial services to Boston residents. Through the Roxbury Center for Financial Empowerment (RCFE), taxpayers can enroll in free financial and employment coaching. In addition,
There are some important changes to how taxpayers will file their taxes this upcoming tax season. Due to tax law changes that took effect in 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) suggests that taxpayers do a “Paycheck checkup” using
During the tax season, the Boston Tax Help Coalition administered the Financial Check-Up, a light touch strategy, one-on-one financial assessment tool that provides a City of Boston resident with the opportunity to review his or her credit report with a trained
Alan Gentle was in his office, chipping away at the administrative details of his staff’s financial work – when the phone rang. It was the Boston Municipal Research Bureau calling with exciting news: Gentle had been selected as one of
WASHINGTON ― The Internal Revenue Service announced today that the nation’s tax season will begin Monday, Jan. 29, 2018 and reminded taxpayers claiming certain tax credits that refunds won’t be available before late February. The IRS will begin accepting tax
What are you thankful for this holiday season? Boston Tax Help Coalition helps over 13,000 low income Bostonians prepare and files their taxes for free each year and we hear lots of thanks. However, providing financial empowerment services for our
The Boston Tax Help Coalition is a non-profit organization that assists Boston residents by maximizing the impact of the Earned Income Tax Credit and other tax credits through quality, free tax preparation, financial education and asset building opportunities. There are
Because taxes are no less mandatory if you don’t speak the language, the Boston Tax Help Coalition (BTHC) provides help in Chinese, Vietnamese, Spanish, Somali, Cape Verdean Creole, Haitian Creole, and Portuguese. But those are only the voiced languages. The
