A federal tax clinic is being planned for April 10 to help low-income individuals and families navigate legal issues with the Internal Revenue Service.
Summit Legal Aid’s Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic will be held at the Laurel Highlands Workforce and Opportunity Center at 310 Donohoe Road in Hempfield.
Attorneys and legal advocates at the clinic can help with a variety of issues such as an IRS audit or examination notice, a denied claim or pending appeal, IRS correspondence, contested penalties and/or a collections action such as a levy, lien or wage garnishment. It is for someone who needs help resolving an issue with the IRS and can’t afford representation or for someone who speaks English as a second language and needs help understanding their rights and responsibilities.
The clinic will be open 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Walk-ins will be accepted but pre-registration is encouraged at summitlegal.org/events/federal-tax-clinic or 724-836-2211. It is free for households that earn up to 250% of the federal income poverty level.
Summit Legal Aid is working with Taxpayer Advocate Services. The clinic is open to residents of the following counties: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Cambria, Cameron, Clarion, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Fayette, Forest, Greene, Indiana, Jefferson, Lawrence, McKean, Mercer, Potter, Somerset, Venango, Warren, Washington, and Westmoreland.
The event will not provide help for preparing or filing federal taxes.