Mobilization for Justice helps low-income taxpayers resolve tax disputes with the IRS.
Increasingly, low-income people come to us with issues that involve tax controversies before the IRS. These tax controversies often result in liens, levies or the denial of refunds. For low-income New Yorkers, these penalties often inhibit their ability to meet other financial commitments, including rent or mortgage payments, which can mire them in a host of civil legal issues.
As a result, in January 2017, Mobilization for Justice launched a new program that provides free legal advice, counsel and representation to taxpayers in federal and related New York state income tax controversies in areas including:
- audits and examinations;
- Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) appeals;
- liens and levies;
- employee/independent contractor disputes;
- injured spouse claims;
- innocent spouse relief requests; and
- identity theft.
Mobilization for Justice receives pro bono support from the attorneys at Morrison & Foerster, Fried Frank and Shearman & Sterling.
For help, please call our intake line at (212) 417-3839. The intake line is open from 10 am to 12 noon every Tuesday. For all other times, please leave a message and your call will be returned. You can also send an email to LITC@mfjlegal.org
Please note that Mobilization for Justice does not generally provide tax return preparation services. For free tax preparation services to qualifying New Yorkers, please visit the NYC.gov website here.
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