Monday, January 23, 2012

The "Weston A. Price Foundation - Madison Chapter" will be holding its monthly meeting on Monday Jan. 23 at 7 pm with a discussion and networking about Farm Sales. It will be held at the Wil-Mar Center, 953 Jenifer St., the public is invited. For more info, call Carolyn at 221-8696 or see my.madison.com/Groups/Madison_WAPF

The Madison Area Bus Advocates monthly meeting will be held tonight at 6:00 pm at the Capitol Lakes Retirement Center, 333 W. Main Street, in the private dining room. Special guest Ward Paxton of the Madison Area Transportation Planning Board (MPO) will talk to us about Transportation Demand Management strategies including Ride Sharing, Van Pools, the Guaranteed Ride Home program, and more. For more information email info@busadvocates.org

VITA stands for "Volunteer Income Tax Assistance" and it is a cooperative effort by the Internal Revenue Service and many individual states, including Wisconsin, to provide income tax assistance to low-income individuals, handicapped or elderly. Volunteers trained by the Internal Revenue Service and the Wisconsin Department of Revenue prepare basic income tax returns free of charge at VITA sites. Some VITA sites offer free IRS electronic filing of tax returns. There are a number of VITA sites in Madison and surrounding areas. Please call 1-800-829-1040 for specific location information.

Every weekday at noon the “Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice” hosts a “Solidarity Sing-a-long” at the Wisconsin State Capitol building. Song books will be provided. Call 250-9240 for details.

The Low Income Taxpayer Clinic is another free tax assistance program. This program serves individuals who have a problem with the Internal Revenue Service and whose income is below a certain level. LITCs are independent from the IRS. Most LITCs can provide representation before the IRS or in court on audits, tax collection disputes, and other issues for free or for a small fee. If you receive a letter from the IRS saying there was some type of problem with your tax return, the LITC can help! The clinic that serves the Dane County market provides service in English and Spanish. For more information regarding your local LITC, please call 1-877-UWW-LITC.