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Taxes: Suggestions for Preventing Problems with Your Income Taxes
Information that can help you avoid problems with your State and Federal income taxes.
By: Oregon Law Center and Legal Aid Services of Oregon
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Don't Pay to Borrow Your Own Money
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Do you really have to get cash from your tax refund today? Beware! Many "Fast Cash Refunds," "Express Money," or "Instant Refunds" are really LOANS. Don't pay loan fees and interest to borrow your own tax refund money.
By: National Consumer Law Center, Inc.
Make Tax Time Pay! Claim All the Tax Credits You Earned
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Tax benefits for people who work. If you qualify, you'll owe less taxes and you may get cash back. The Earned Income Credit is a tax credit for people who work full or part-time. If you claim a child under age 17 as a dependent, you can claim the Child Tax Credit.
By: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
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Earned Income Tax Credit in Oregon
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Information about the Oregon and federal tax credits and Oregon's Working Family Child Care Credit.
By: United Way of the Columbia-Willamette
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Earned Income Tax Credit
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This federal income tax credit for low-income working individuals and families reduces the amount of federal taxes you owe and can result in a refund.
By: Internal Revenue Service
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Free Tax Help - Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas Counties
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Tax-Aide is a volunteer program sponsored by AARP, IRS and the Oregon Department of Revenue to help elderly, low-income, non-English speaking, and disabled taxpayers prepare state and federal tax returns.
By: United Way of the Columbia-Willamette
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Free Tax Help - Other Counties
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Tax-Aide is a volunteer program sponsored by AARP, IRS and the Oregon Department of Revenue to help elderly, low-income, non-English speaking, and disabled taxpayers prepare state and federal tax returns.
By: United Way of the Columbia-Willamette
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IRS Free File System
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The IRS began working in partnership with the tax software industry and the result was the formation of the Free File Alliance, LLC, a group of tax software companies, managed by the Council for the Electronic Revenue Communication Advancement (CERCA), who will provide free online tax preparation and electronic filing services if you qualify.
By: Internal Revenue Service
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