{"id":1319,"date":"2013-05-30T15:26:30","date_gmt":"2013-05-30T20:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hoorfarlaw.com\/blog\/?p=1319"},"modified":"2013-05-30T15:26:30","modified_gmt":"2013-05-30T20:26:30","slug":"irs-accepting-applications-for-low-income-taxpayer-clinic-grants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoorfarlaw.com\/blog\/?p=1319","title":{"rendered":"IRS Accepting Applications for Low Income Taxpayer Clinic Grants<\/a>"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Internal Revenue Service today announced the opening of the 2014 Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) grant application process.<\/p>\n

The LITC grant program is a federal program administered by the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate at the IRS, led by National Taxpayer Advocate Nina E. Olson. The LITC program awards matching grants of up to $100,000 per year to qualifying organizations to develop, expand, or maintain a low income taxpayer clinic. The LITC program funds organizations that serve low income individuals who have a tax dispute with the IRS (i.e., a “controversy clinic”) and organizations that provide education and outreach to taxpayers who speak English as a second language (an “ESL clinic”). Applicants may apply as either type of organization, or both. Although LITCs receive partial funding from the IRS, LITCs, their employees, and their volunteers operate independently from the IRS. Examples of qualifying organizations include:<\/p>\n