Make less than $56,000? Free Tax Prep lives up to its name
Patience Bullard keeps one-year-old Princeton Bullard entertained while her mother Cotina Johnson (left) fills out tax-return forms at the United Way's Free Tax Prep clinic at the Southland Mall on Jan 28, 2020. The number of Memphians taking advantage of the free tax service from United Way has been trending upward over the years. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Lack of awareness, misunderstanding and even distrust are among reasons the vast majority of Memphis-area residents who are income-qualified do not take advantage of Free Tax Prep.
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tax refunds IRS United Way of the Mid-South Free Tax Prep Earned Income Tax CreditTom Bailey
Tom Bailey retired in January as a business reporter at The Daily Memphian, and after 40 years in journalism. A Tupelo, Mississippi, native, he graduated from Mississippi State University. He has lived in Midtown for 36 years.
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