Friday, April 15, 2005

Bush closing IRS assistance centers

Attracted by radio announcements, TV ads and word of mouth, more than 3,000 people have sought out free filing help this tax season at the nonprofit Total Community Action center.
Such volunteer sites may well find more traffic under a Bush administration plan to close up to a fourth of the Internal Revenue Service's 400 taxpayer assistance centers.
Total Community Action expects to help 4,000 people at its 11 centers by the April 15 filing deadline. Virtually everyone who comes through the door gets a tax refund, money that the anti-poverty center urges people to put toward savings, tuition or a home.

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