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The Outreach, Education and Assistance for Low- and Moderate-income Taxpayers Program is designed to provide clear, reliable and linguistically accessible information on taxes to Spanish-speaking workers in Middle Tennessee. The program educates Latino families about the tax system in the US and about their tax-paying rights and responsibilities; it addresses the most common questions and misunderstandings that prevail in the Hispanic community regarding taxes. The program promotes the use of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) for eligible low-income families; it also discourages the use of ‘quick-refund’ loan schemes that drain the already limited financial resources from low-income taxpayers.
Our program accomplishes its purpose through three components:
1. Workshops on tax rights and responsibilities
2. Media campaign on tax rights and responsibilities through local Spanish-language media outlets
3. One-on-one assistance to help Latino taxpayers understand, complete and file their tax returns
This program is part of Conexión Américas' initiatives to promote the economic integration of Latino immigrant families into the local community. Understanding and complying with tax responsibilities is a fundamental step in that process of integration.
Through workshops in Spanish, we educate Latino workers about the U.S. tax system and about their tax rights and responsibilities. Please contact us if your business, church, or organization would like to host one of our upcoming Taxpayer Education workshops.
Conexión Américas is a partner in the Nashville Wealth Building Alliance (NWBA).
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