The Community Tax Law Project

The Community Tax Law Project (CTLP) provides free legal help to Virginia’s low wage families and individuals experiencing economic harm because of a tax problem. Our services directly strengthen the financial stability of working families and ensure that all Virginians receive fair and equal treatment in tax disputes.

“It brought comfort to know someone profes-sional was on my side. The natural feeling connected with the IRS is FEAR. You put my mind and heart at ease.”

J.M.
Verona, VA

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As Virginia responds to COVID-19, CTLP remains open and ready to help with tax-related issues

Due to the recent Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, CTLP will not be open for any client meetings or walk ins. To meet the needs of the taxpayers, we will be happy to provide assistance over the phone or by email.

If you are a first-time caller needing legal assistance with a federal or state income tax matter, please call 804-358-5855 and press 8 for the intake line or email us at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

If you are a current client or other caller, please call 804-358-5855 and choose from the following to reach the staff member that is working on your case, press 1 for David Sams (Executive Director), press 5 for Nancy Rossner (Senior Staff Attorney), or press 2 for Gladys Garcia (Paralegal).

If you need to provide documents to our staff, please consider sending them by mail to: The Community Tax Law Project, PO Box 11322, Richmond, VA 23230, by email to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or by fax to 804-353-6968.

Please rest assured that we will be monitoring the cases as best as we can during this time. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience and understanding while we try to keep our staff and clients safe and healthy!

Mientras Virginia responde al brote de COVID-19, CTLP está disponible para ayudarle

Debido al brote del Coronavirus (COVID-19) no estaremos dando citas a nuestros clientes ni atendiendo a personas que vengan a la oficina sin cita. Gustosamente le proveeremos ayuda por teléfono o por correo electrónico.

Si está llamando por primera vez y necesita ayuda legal con un asunto de impuesto federal o estatal, por favor llame al 804-358-5855 y presione el número 2 para dejar un mensaje con su información personal o envíenos un correo electrónico a .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Si es un cliente actual, por favor llame al 804-358-5855 y escoja una de las siguientes opciones para comunicarse con la persona que está trabajando en su caso, presione 1 para David Sams (Director Ejecutivo), presione 5 para Nancy Rossner (Abogada) o presione 2 para Gladys Garcia (Paralegal).

Si necesita enviar algún documento a nuestro personal, puede hacerlo por medio del servicio postal utilizando la siguiente dirección Proyecto Comunitario de Leyes de Impuestos, PO Box 11322, Richmond, VA 23230, por correo electrónico a .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) o por fax al 804-353-6968.

Puede estar seguro de que estaremos al pendiente de los casos durante este tiempo. Pedimos disculpas por cualquier inconveniente que esto pueda causar y le agradecemos su paciencia y entendimiento mientras intentamos mantener a nuestro personal y clientes seguros y saludables.

Announcing CTLP’s 2019 Sponsors

The following generous law and accounting firms have signed on to support CTLP’s work.

Platinum:
MCGUIREWOODS

Gold:
HUNTON ANDREWS KURTH

Silver:
KEITER
WILLIAMS MULLEN

Please Join Us in Honoring our 2019 Pro Bono Volunteers

CTLP has long recognized that the backbone of our program to protect the rights of Virginia’s low- and moderate-income taxpayers is the strong and continuous support we receive from the tax professionals – attorneys, CPAs, and enrolled agents – who comprise our Pro Bono Panel. Their generosity enables us to provide assistance to approximately 1,000 taxpayers annually. The following tax professionals, advisers, law student interns, and administrative volunteers who have assisted CTLP clients during the past year are representative of the commitment and generosity shared by all of CTLP’s volunteers.

National Taxpayer Advocate Releases Report to Congress

National Taxpayer Advocate Nina E. Olson has released her 2017 Annual Report to Congress. In the two-volume report, released in January, 2018, Olson addresses 20 of the most serious problems encountered by taxpayers, and includes recommendations for new federal tax laws or changes to current ones.