Wednesday, April 7, 2010

FREE INCOME TAX PREP IN MANHATTAN

This info brought to you by the New York Taxi Workers Alliance

Union of NYC Taxi Drivers! Member of NYC Central Labor Council

250 Fifth Avenue, Suite 310 New York, New York 10001

Phone: 212-627-5248 Fax: 646-638-4446 E-mail: nytwa1@aol.com /www.nytwa.org

THE FOLLOWING ARE A FEW LOCATIONS THAT HELP YOU FILE YOUR INCOME TAX FOR FREE. YOU HAVE UNTIL APRIL 15. HOW CLOSELY IS BIG BROTHER WATCHING US VIA GPS TRACKING? I GUESS ONLY TIME WILL TELL, SO BE CAREFUL WITH CLAIMING. IF YOU WANT TO FIND A PLACE CLOSER TO WHERE YOU LIVE (OUTER BOROUGHS) THEN GO TO THIS WEBSITE AND PUT IN YOUR ZIP CODE. IF YOU NEED ANYTHING ANSWERED BY PHONE TRY 1 888 227 7669. OTHERWISE HERE ARE SOME LOCATIONS IN MANHATTAN:

58th Street Library, 127 East 58th Street

Directions: 4,5 and 6 trains to Lexington Avenue-59th Street Telephone:(212) 759-7358 Dates: February 2, 2010 - April 15, 2010 Site Hours: Tuesday: 1PM - 4PM; Saturday: NOON - 3:00PM Income Limits: No income restrictions; sponsored by AARP Assistance available: This site prepares current-year tax returns and does electronic filing of returns only.

Baruch College, 151 East 25th Street (between Lexington and Third), Library Building, 1st Floor

Directions: 6 train to 28th Street
Dates: February 4, 2010 - April 15, 2010; Closed on February 12
Site Hours: Tuesday - Thursday: 12PM - 8PM; Friday: 12PM – 7PM; Saturday: 10AM – 4PM
Languages: Spanish available on Saturdays
Income Limits: To qualify, clients must earn less than $75,000 regardless of filing status.

BEWARE OF BARUCH COLLEGE. I WENT THERE TODAY AND ONLY STUDENTS WERE VOLUNTEERING WHO WERE TRAINED ONLY FOR EZ FORMS ($10,000 income or less).

Hunter College, 695 Park Avenue (corner of Lexington Avenue)

Directions: 6 train to 68th Street
Telephone: (212) 772-4219
Dates: February 8, 2010 - April 14, 2010
Site Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 6PM-9PM; Saturday: 11AM-2PM
Languages: Monday: Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Hindi, Russian, Serbian, Tagalog; Tuesday: Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Tagalog; Thursday: Bengali, Chinese-Cantonese, Korean, Lithuanian, Russian, Tagalog; Saturday: Chinese-Cantonese, German, Korean, Tagalog
Income Limits: To qualify, clients with children must earn less than $50,000 and clients without children must earn less than $18,000.

Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, 331 East 70th Street (by appointment)

Directions: 6 train to 68th Street
Telephone: (212) 744-5022 x1374
Dates: February 5, 2010 - April 15, 2010
Site Hours: Friday: 12:30PM - 3:30PM
Income Limits: No income restrictions; sponsored by AARP
Assistance available: This site prepares current-year tax returns and does electronic filing of returns only.

Stein Senior Center, 340 East 24th Street

Directions: 6 train to 23rd Street
Telephone: (212) 585-6292
Dates: February 4, 2010 - April 15, 2010
Site Hours: Thursday: 9:30AM – 3PM
Income Limits: No income restrictions; sponsored by AARP.
Assistance available: This site prepares current-year tax returns and does electronic filing of returns only.

THE PLACE I DID MY INCOME TAX AT WAS VERY HELPFUL AND EFFECTIVE. IT'S ANOTHER ONE OF THESE FREE AARP SITES, BUT IS NOT ON THE LIST ABOVE. IT'S AT 95 FULTON STREET IN THE FINANCIAL DISTRICT. IT'S INSIDE A SENIOR CENTER AND IS ONLY AVAILABLE ON THURSDAYS FROM 10:00 AM UNTIL 1:30 PM. NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY.

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