IRS event set for Saturday
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- March
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The Internal Revenue Service will open offices in White Plains and West Nyack on Saturday as part of a national campaign to asssist Americans who are eligible for the economic stimulus payment but who normally don’t file an income tax return.
The local offices are among the 320 IRS sites nationally and 21 in New York state that will participate in what the tax agency is calling “Super Saturday.” The goal to prepare the simple Form 1040A for people who are filing a return solely to receive a stimulus payment.
Congress recently appproved the stimulus payments to help boost a U.S. economy that has been weakened by a slow housing market and the subprime loan crisis.“For millions of Americans, filing a tax return is not routine,” IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman said in a written statement. “Their income is either too low or not taxable. But this year, filing a 2007 tax return is the only way to receive an economic stimulus payment.”
About 1.4 million New Yorkers who do not pay federal income taxes may be eligible for a $300 stimulus payment ($600 for married couples) if they have at least $3,000 in qualifying income, according to the IRS. Many households also will be eligible for an additional $300 for each qualifying child younger than 17.
Addresses and hours of the local offices participating in Super Saturday are:
•West Nyack, 242 W. Nyack Road, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
•White Plains, 210 E. Post Road, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Taxpayers can find a complete list of IRS offices and partner sites providing assistance on Super Saturday at www.irs.gov or by calling an IRS hotline at 1-800-906-9887. If taxpayers have economic stimulus questions on Saturday, they also can call 1-866-234-2942 from 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.
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on Tuesday, March 25th, 2008 at 12:36 pm by Jay Loomis.
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