TAX INFORMATION FOR INDIVIDUALS
The Community Tax Law Project has special initiatives regarding certain
populations of taxpayers. Please click here for additional information on tax issues regarding the initiatives listed below.
- Welfare-to-Work Population. CTLP frequently conducts training programs for caseworkers, recipients and employees in the welfare-to-work program about tax issues for new workers, including return filing requirements, the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), dependency exemptions and filing status, independent contractor status and self-employment issues (including establishment of a home-based day care business). CTLP also provides pro bono representation to individuals in this target population, particularly those who are audited by the IRS with regard to eligibility to receive the EITC.
- Virginians for
whom English is a Second Language (ESL).
CTLP works closely with other organizations serving the ESL population
to provide tax information and education to Virginia taxpayers who do
not speak English as their primary language. CTLP assists ESL taxpayers
in obtaining Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITINs) and also represents ESL taxpayers in tax controversies, including problems stemming from self-employment income, eligibility for the EITC and
worker classification and identity theft issues.
- Innocent Spouse/Relief
from Joint and Several Liability. CTLP serves as a referral source
for victims of domestic violence who are struggling to regain their
financial independence after leaving an abusive situation. CTLP provides
educational programs to victims and their advocates about income tax
filing responsibilities, including appropriate filing status and dependency
exemptions. CTLP has also developed training materials about innocent
spouse relief from joint and several tax liability, an attendant tax
problem of domestic
abuse, and frequently presents educational outreach programs for victims
and their advocates
at domestic violence workshops and support groups throughout Virginia.
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