Free Income Tax Assistance Available Through the Ohio Benefit Bank
January 23, 2008
The Governor's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives is offering free federal and Ohio income tax return assistance to Ohioans with household incomes below $54,000 per year, through The Ohio Benefit Bank - a service that provides help for low and moderate-income Ohioans to claim tax credits and other work support benefits.
Trained counselors at more than 120 Benefit Bank sites and clinics across the state will help prepare and file federal and Ohio income tax returns at no cost to eligible Ohioans. Free income tax assistance is also available through an online, self-service program at www.OBB.Ohio.Gov. Ohio public libraries are also partnering with the Benefit Bank to provide internet access and encourage individuals to utilize the online program.
Ohioans can also check potential eligibility for other work support benefits such as health care coverage, home energy assistance, child care subsidies and food stamps at Benefit Bank sites and clinics or online.
To find tax assistance services in your community or to get additional information on the Benefit Bank, please call 1-800-648-1176.
