{"id":12244,"date":"2012-01-13T15:17:25","date_gmt":"2012-01-13T21:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zing.olemiss.edu\/?p=12244"},"modified":"2014-09-23T08:33:28","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T13:33:28","slug":"free-tax-service-coming-to-oxford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/free-tax-service-coming-to-oxford\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Tax Service Coming to Oxford"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/zing.olemiss.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/taxes-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12270 alignleft\" title=\"taxes-2\" src=\"http:\/\/zing.olemiss.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/taxes-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"380\" height=\"253\" \/><\/a>The University of Mississippi School of Law\u2019s Pro Bono Initiative, directed by professor Deborah Bell, will offer a free tax assistance service for Oxford area residents this tax season. The service will be available to taxpayers with household earnings of $57,000 or less in the 2011 tax year.<\/p>\n<p>The program, called Free Assisted Self-Service Tax Preparation (FAST), allows IRS-certified students and professors to assist individuals with preparing basic tax returns and e-filing. The program will provide taxpayers with the use of laptop computers, wireless Internet and professional tax software. Taxpayers will be able to e-file their return and receive their refund in less than two weeks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe best thing about the program is that it satisfies a huge need for tax assistance in the Oxford area,\u201d said Emily James, a third-year law student and the FAST Site Coordinator. \u201cMany FAST-qualifying taxpayers pay for filing assistance and end up in financial trouble because they don\u2019t get the refund they expected. We offer a completely free service so taxpayers can keep the entire amount of their refund.\u201d<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In addition to benefitting the community, the program will serve as a learning experience for students, Bell said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis program helps the community, but is also a great chance for law students to connect with the community, learn interviewing skills, and practice their tax knowledge,\u201d Bell said.<\/p>\n<p>The service will be offered at the Lafayette County and Oxford Public Library every Tuesday and Thursday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., from Jan. 17 through April 17. For convenience, the service will also be open on Saturday, Jan. 28 and Saturday, Feb. 4.<\/p>\n<p>Interested taxpayers must have the following items with them in order for their taxes to be prepared:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Social Security numbers for everyone claimed on the return<\/li>\n<li>Valid photo identification<\/li>\n<li>All income documents such as W-2\u2019s, 1099\u2019s, etc.<\/li>\n<li>For Direct Deposit: a canceled check or bank account routing number and account number<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information, call the Oxford United Way Hotline at 662-236-4251 or visit <a title=\"OxfordFAST\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OxfordFAST\" target=\"_blank\">facebook.com\/OxfordFAST<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Mississippi School of Law\u2019s Pro Bono Initiative, directed by professor Deborah Bell, will offer a free tax assistance service for Oxford area residents this tax season. 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