The STC AccessAbility SIG received an excellent article from a friend of the SIG, Michael Balars II, the senior tax accountant at 8-CAP, a nonprofit organization in Western Michigan. He coordinates five sites in two counties to help low-income and challenged people get their taxes done. He is also a liaison to the IRS from 8-CAP’s group, Montcalm Ionia Financial Awareness Alliances. He teaches basic tax courses from the IRS for internal volunteer use and fundamental skills for challenged people. Michael has some good advice for all our U.S.-taxpaying readers.
See the full article on the AccessAbility SIG’s blog at
http://www.stc-access.org/2009/03/15/don%E2%80%99t-give-up-hope-us-tax-tips/
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