OpportunityTitle: Low Income Taxpayer Clinic
CategoryExplanation: 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 a matching grant of up to $100,000 per year to qualifying organizations to develop, expand or maintain a low income tax clinic.  The LITC program funds organizations that serve low income individuals who have a tax controversy with the IRS and/or that provide outreach and education to taxpayers who speak English as a second language (ESL).  The LITCs can provide representation before the IRS or in court on audits, tax collection disputes and/or provide multilingual information about taxpayer rights and responsibilities.
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: &#239;&#191;&#189;Clinical programs at accredited law, business or accounting schools whose students represent low-income taxpayers in tax disputes with the IRS, and   &#239;&#191;&#189;Organizations exempt from tax under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(a) that represent low-income taxpayers in tax disputes with the IRS or refer those taxpayers to qualified representatives.
Description: 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 a matching grant of up to $100,000 per year to qualifying organizations to develop, expand or maintain a low income tax clinic. The LITC program funds organizations that serve low income individuals who have a tax controversy with the IRS and/or that provide outreach and education to taxpayers who speak English as a second language (ESL). The LITCs can provide representation before the IRS or in court on audits, tax collection disputes and/or provide multilingual information about taxpayer rights and responsibilities
GrantorContactEmailDescription: beard.william@irs.gov
GrantorContactText: Bill Beard &lt;br/&gt;Senior Program Analyst &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-622-8972