Other Tax Resources
TAX RESOURCES 2023 Tax Year
AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP/AARP Tax-Aide Website: www.taxaidemc.info
Our Scheduling Line:
240-777-2577 (M-F, 9 am – 4 pm)
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE 1-800-829-1040
www.irs.gov
IRS Forms and Publications 1-800-829-3676
IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center (recording) 240-613-8870
6010 Executive Blvd
Ste 100, Rm 103
Rockville, MD 20852
No phone assistance
Appointment required; call 1-844-545-5640 to schedule
https://www.irs.gov/help/contact-your-local-irs-office
IRS Free File marks its 22nd filing season this year and is one of many free options available to taxpayers for filing their taxes either online or in person. IRS Free File is offered via a public-private partnership between the IRS and the Free File Inc., formerly the Free File Alliance. Through this partnership, leading tax software providers make their online products available in both English and Spanish for free.
Seven partners will provide IRS Free File online products this year to any taxpayer or family who earned $79,000 or less in 2023.
MARYLAND TAX INFO 1-800-638-2937
Wheaton, MD Comptroller field office - 800-638-2937
Westfield Wheaton
South Building
11002 Veirs Mill Rd
Suite 408
Wheaton, MD 20902
Accepts in person appointmens or virtual appointments
www.marylandtaxes.gov/locations.php
DC TAX INFO 202-727-4829
AARP TAX-AIDE SITES For those outside Montgomery County
(Prince George’s County, Frederick, Howard, etc.)
1-888-687-7669 or consult website www.aarpfoundation.org/taxaide
VITA PROGRAM (Volunteers in Tax Assistance)
Run by Montgomery County’s Community Action Agency
Montgomery County residents only
Household income limit: $64,000 or less
By appointment: Call 240-777-1123 or
Self-Schedule: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/cashback
COMMUNITY TAXAIDE
Household income limit: $64,000 or less
202-830-1480
Email: appointments@communitytaxaiddc.org
Low Income Taxpayer Clinics (LITC)
Low Income Taxpayer Clinics (LITC) assist low income individuals who have a tax dispute with the IRS, and provide education and outreach to individuals who speak English as a second language (ESL).
LITCs are independent from the IRS and the Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS). LITCs represent individuals whose income is below a certain level and who need to resolve tax problems with the IRS. LITCs can represent taxpayers in audits, appeals, and tax collection disputes before the IRS and in court. LITCs can also help taxpayers respond to IRS notices and correct account problems. In addition, LITCs can provide information about taxpayer rights and responsibilities in different languages for individuals who speak English as a second language. Services are offered for free or a small fee.
Clinics participating in the LITC Program ensure the fairness and integrity of the tax system for taxpayers who are low-income or speak English as a second Language (ESL) by:
· Providing pro bono representation on their behalf in tax disputes with the IRS;
· Educating them about their rights and responsibilities as taxpayers; and
· Identifying and advocating for issues that impact these taxpayers.
About LITC
LITCs can represent you before the IRS or in court on audits, appeals, tax collection matters, and other tax disputes. Services are provided for free or for a small fee.
In order to qualify for assistance from an LITC, generally a taxpayer’s income must be below a certain threshold, and the amount in dispute with the IRS is usually less than $50,000.
Although LITCs receive partial funding from the IRS, LITCs, their employees, and their volunteers are completely independent of the IRS.
In 2022, LITC represented 20,358 taxpayers, educated 143,260 taxpayers and service providers, helped secure $6.7 million in refunds and decrease or correct $62 million in tax liabilities. Consider joining the LITC community, made up of independent clinics who network and collaborate on representation projects, educational activities, outreach strategies, and advocacy issues impacting groups of taxpayers.
For more information about LITC in Maryland, please click this link: https://www.law.umaryland.edu/Programs-and-Impact/Clinical-Law/Requests-for-assistance/Low-Income-Taxpayer-Clinic/