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<p class="MsoNormal">Tax preparation season is approaching and I wanted to highlight some resources to help get tax filing and other information out to your communities.
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<p class="MsoNormal">The availability of Economic Impact Payments and credits like the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) have created a situation where individuals and families that don’t typically file tax returns because they have minimal income can actually
access additional funds by just filing their taxes. Here are some resources to point to for free or low cost tax preparation services:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><a href="https://cashoregon.org/">CashOregon</a> – a great site to help low income families locate free tax preparation services in Oregon.
<a href="https://www.211info.org/contact-center">211.org</a> can also help in locating tax preparation options. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Oregon Department of Revenue’s <a href="https://www.oregon.gov/dor/programs/individuals/Pages/free-preparation.aspx">
list of free tax preparation services</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><a href="https://www.getyourrefund.org/en">GetYourRefund.org</a> – free tax filing service opening in February. Includes
<a href="https://www.getyourrefund.org/es">Spanish version</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><a href="https://www.myfreetaxes.com/">MyFreeTaxes</a> – free filing services from United Way<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Here are some other resources that may be useful as your promote tax filing and EITC information in your community:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.oregon.gov/dor/forms/FormsPubs/publication-or-tip_800-015.pdf">Flyer</a> (<a href="https://www.oregon.gov/dor/forms/FormsPubs/publication-or-tip-sp_800-015-5.pdf">Spanish</a>) and
<a href="https://www.oregon.gov/dor/forms/FormsPubs/publication-or-tips_800-001.pdf">
Poster</a> (<a href="https://www.oregon.gov/dor/forms/FormsPubs/publication-or-tips-sp_800-001-5.pdf">Spanish</a>) promoting Oregon Department of Revenue’s Free File site.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1k4QWL3YDiRK-Ea-0IVSAOIPdio4pz-ZL?usp=sharing">Sample posts and promotional graphics</a> from the Oregon Department of Human Services<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.eitc.irs.gov/partner-toolkit/basic-marketing-communication-materials/sample-tweets/sample-tweets">Sample posts</a> and other
<a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/195Ux4cdMAwhwczsSnTu6UZrr5lc6OSvr">
promotional graphics</a> from the IRS and the Get It Back Campaign<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Oregon Department of Revenue’s social media feeds: <a href="https://twitter.com/ORrevenue">
Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/oregon-department-of-revenue/">
LinkedIn</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">IRS Social media: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/IRS">Facebook</a>,
<a href="https://twitter.com/irsnews">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/irsvideos">
videos</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.eitc.irs.gov/eitc-central/social-media-and-eitc/social-network-and-eitc">IRS EITC Social Media resources</a> – including sample tweets and graphics/badges<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB75xcPfLKE">Video explaining the EITC</a> – from the Oregon Public Health Division<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://apps.irs.gov/app/eitc/">EITC Assistant</a> – helps determine eligibility for the credit<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Feel free to contact me if you have questions about any of these resources!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Arlene Weible, MLS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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