IR-2016-98, July 18, 2016 WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today announced $385,678 in matching grants to nine additional recipients for development of qualified Low Income Taxpayer Clinics (LITCs) in underserved areas around the country for the last six months of the 2016 grant year. The LITC program is a federal grant program administered by the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate at the IRS, led by National Taxpayer Advocate Nina E. Olson. Although LITCs receive partial funding from the IRS, LITCs, their employees and their volunteers operate independently from the IRS. The LITC program awards matching grants of up to $100,000 per year to qualifying organizations to develop, expand, or continue low income taxpayer clinics. The LITC program funds organizations to represent low income taxpayers in controversies with the IRS and to educate individuals who speak English as a second language about their rights and responsibilities as taxpayers. An LITC must provide services for free or for no more than a nominal fee. The following is a list of additional organizations awarded a part-year grant: 2016 Additional Low Income Taxpayer Clinics Name of Organization City State Award Amount Inland Counties Legal Services, Inc. Riverside Calif. $50,000 JCVision and Associates, Inc. Hinesville Ga. $25,000 New Mexico Legal Aid Albuquerque N.M. $40,678 Hofstra University Hempstead N.Y. $42,000 Touro Law Center Central Islip N.Y. $47,000 Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc. Tulsa Okla. $50,000 South Texas College of Law Houston Texas $43,000 Texas A&M University Fort Worth Texas $43,000 University of Utah Salt Lake City Utah $45,000 In February 2016, the IRS awarded $10.72 million in matching grants to 129 other organizations for operation throughout the year. For complete details of the previous release, see the news release IR-2016-32. For more information about LITCs or to find a clinic near you, visit our Low Income Taxpayer Clinics page. Follow the IRS on New Media Subscribe to IRS Newswire
