Extension Tax Prep & Education
National Project

CSREES-USDA, Cooperative Extension Service, and the Internal Revenue Service collaborate in a national initiative to increase the benefits obtained by low to moderate income families from the availability of free income tax assistance and financial education programs in rural and urban America.

Goals:

• Increase the number of low to moderate income working families who use free income tax preparation services and claim the Earned Income Credit,
• Maximize the value of tax refunds for EITC eligible families with children, and
• Involve EITC recipients in Cooperative Extension financial education and asset building programs

Contacts:
National leadership team regional representatives:

To determine what region your state belongs to, click here

To contact the IRS manager for your territory, please see this spreadsheet (xls).

EITC Outreach Resources:

• About EITC
• EITC FAQs
• Center on Budget & Policy Priorities – EITC Outreach Campaign
• MoTax
• NH Earned Income Tax Credit

Web Resources:

• Center on Budget & Policy Priorities – EITC Outreach Campaign
• MoTax
• NH Earned Income Tax Credit
• Model Extension Programs
  This document contains short descriptions of successful Extension efforts across the nation.

VITA sites:

• About VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance)
• For VITA sites in your area, call 1-800-906-9887 or visit http://extension.missouri.edu/hes/taxed/vitasites.htm
   

IRS Publications:

• Comprehensive links related to all EITC/AEITC publications from the IRS website