What Else You Need to Know about Tax Season
It is tax season. There are different resources to help file income taxes. You might not know about some of these resources. There are resources that help you prepare income taxes for free and there are resources for people that speak different languages. There are also resources about how an organization can set up a tax assistance program.
Tax Services for Non-English Speakers
The Internal Revenue Service has resources in seven languages. The Internal Revenue Service’s website IRS.gov provides information in English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Russian, Vietnamese and Haitian-Creole. There is a language menu on the home page, where you can change the language of the page. Consumer Finance Protection Bureau also has a guide to file your taxes in English and Spanish. The guide can be found on their website at https://www.consumerfinance.gov/consumer-tools/guide-to-filing-your-taxes/.
Tax Help in Michigan
There are also free resources that will help you to prepare and file your taxes. If you earned less than $60,000 in 2023 then you qualify for free tax assistance. You can find a site where you can get assistance at website Michigan Free Tax Help (https://michiganfreetaxhelp.org). One site is the United Way of Southwestern Michigan. Their website has a place where you can schedule an appointment (https://unitedwaysem.org/get-help/community-resources/tax-assistance/about/). They also have a free tax assistant page in English and Spanish (https://myfreetaxes.com/).
Help From the IRS
There are also resources for an organization to set up free tax preparation help. The Internal Revenue Service has resources for organizations to set up these programs. The program is called Volunteer Income Tax Assistance. Here is more information about how to volunteer and set up a program: https://www.irs.gov/individuals/irs-tax-volunteers.
Assisting Your Clients
It is not too late to provide resources for clients that might need additional help to file their taxes this year. This is a small service to do for your clients that will make a big difference for them. Consider setting up an informational session to share these resources with your clients or share them on your website.
