The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) awarded nearly $10 million in matching grants to Low Income Taxpayer Clinics (LITCs) for the 2014 grant year (Jan. 1, 2014, through Dec. 31, 2014).
Here in Arizona, the LITC at the Catholic Community Services of Southern Arizona, Inc., of Tucson, was awarded $70,000; the LITC at the Community Legal Services, Inc., of Phoenix, was awarded $85,000; and the LITC at the DNA – Peoples Legal Service, Inc., of Chinle, was awarded $50,000.
LITCs are organizations that represent low income taxpayers in federal tax disputes with the IRS for free or for a nominal fee, organizations that provide tax education and outreach to taxpayers who speak English as a second language, or organizations that do both.
Through the LITC program, the IRS awards matching grants of up to $100,000 per year to qualifying organizations. The LITC program is a federal program administered by the Taxpayer Advocate Service, led by National Taxpayer Advocate Nina E. Olson. However, LITCs, their employees and volunteers operate independently of the federal government.