The IRS is hosting advance child tax credit free tax prep days to assist taxpayers in filing 2020 tax returns in order to be eligible for the child tax credit in 12 select cities. ...

I wanted to let you know about a recent publication from the American Bar Association.  It is an essential reference for any tax controversy or Low Income Taxpayer Clinic worker.  ...

Two big updates from the IRS came out this week: The Advance Child Tax Credit Non-Filer Portal is now available The non-filer portal is now available and further online tools will ...

With transitioning between legal aid organizations, this has been a great time for me to clean up the various clients that I am connected with through the CAF Unit at the IRS.  Bef...

There are Low Income Taxpayer Clinic practitioners that focus on more than tax issues.  They might be required to work on more than one grant project at a legal aid, so have a spli...

Andrew Belter and I have moved between LITC organizations and we have a discussion about the related issues.  There are many things to think about when leaving a clinic and making ...

A personal update!   I have changed jobs from the LITC at Kansas Legal Services to working at the LITC at Legal Aid of Western Missouri.   Additionally, I am Supervising Attorney f...

You should be aware of Nina Olson if you are interested in taxes. She was National Taxpayer Advocate for 18 years, cementing the role for leadership of the Taxpayer Advocate Servic...

The next American Bar Association Section of Taxation May Meeting is coming up next week and it is virtual. On this episode, I discuss various committee panels that focus on tax...