Monday, March 26, 2012

Tonight at 6:00 pm, the Madison Infoshop (1019 Williamson St.)  will hold its Madison Infoshop Collective Meeting!  Find out how you can get involved in keeping your local activist resource center alive and kicking!  New volunteers are always welcome. For information call 262-9036  or go to www.madisoninfoshop.org.

The Gaylord Nelson Institute environmental film festival runs from March 25th through March 31st with most screenings at UW Union South-The Marquee, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art and the Monona Terrace. Tonight the keynote lecture will be by Van Jones at 7:30 pm, at the Barrymore Theatre. This event is free. Go to www.nelson.wisc.edu/tales or call 262-1723 for details.

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.

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.