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Due to the coronavirus crisis, the IRS has postponed the April 15 federal tax filing deadline to July 15. In addition, the IRS will be sending out economic impact payments (also known as the stimulus) authorized by the CARES Act this week.
TRLA’s Texas Taxpayer Assistance Project is ready to support low-income people in Texas and will be available to answer questions on tax return deadlines, the economic impact payment, fraud attempts, dependents, and more during a Facebook Live event this Wednesday, April 15 in English at 12pm CST and in Spanish at 12:30pm CST. Those who want to submit questions may post their questions in the comments on TRLA’s Facebook page. No legal advice will be given during the session.
TRLA is developing extensive resources specific to these issues, which can be found at https://www.trla.org/covid-19-income-taxes-and-stimulus-payments. TRLA attorneys are available to speak to the media to provide accurate and timely information on the services available to people facing a variety of personal and financial crises created – or worsened – by the pandemic.
What: Facebook Live Q&A to answer tax questions
When: Wednesday, April 15, 12pm CST
Where: Texas RioGrande Legal Aid’s Facebook page
Texas RioGrande Legal Aid provides free legal services to people who cannot afford an attorney in 68 southwestern counties including the entire Texas-Mexico border. TRLA attorneys specialize in more than 45 areas of the law, including disaster assistance, family, employment, foreclosure, bankruptcy, landlord-tenant, housing, education, immigration, farmworker, civil rights, and environmental law. More COVID-related legal information and resources can be found athttps://www.trla.org/covid19-main.
To apply for advice or services in a specific case, individuals can call TRLA’s hotline, which is open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (CST) Monday through Friday: (888) 988-9996.
