Free Tax Assistance and the Earned Income Tax Credit: Vital Resources for Social Workers and Low-Income Families

Autor/inn/en	Lim, Younghee; DeJohn, Tara V.; Murray, Drew
Titel	Free Tax Assistance and the Earned Income Tax Credit: Vital Resources for Social Workers and Low-Income Families
Quelle	In: Social Work, 57 (2012) 2, S.175-184 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-8046
DOI	10.1093/sw/sws035
Schlagwörter	Financial Services; Poverty; Taxes; Tax Credits; Low Income Groups; Social Work; Economic Climate; Financial Problems; Public Policy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Armut; Abgabe; Steuerermäßigung; Soziale Arbeit; Wirtschaftslage; Öffentliche Ordnung
Abstract	As the United States' economy continues to experience challenges, more families at or near the poverty level fall prey to predatory financial practices. Their vulnerability to these operations is increased by a lack of knowledge of asset-building resources and alternative financial services. This article focuses on Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)--a free income tax preparation program, which is a vital resource available to low-income families. Unfortunately, VITA is largely underused and often unknown to economically strained families and to the social workers and other professionals to whom these families turn for assistance. This article concludes with policy and practice implications for social workers and other professionals engaged in providing services to financially vulnerable families. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10