Contact a Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) in New York |
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If you are a low income taxpayer who cannot afford professional tax assistance during audits of your federal income tax return, you may qualify for help from Low Income Taxpayer Clinics or other organizations that provide free assistance in tax disputes.
Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITCs) represent low income taxpayers before the Internal Revenue Service in audit, appeals, and collection issues, for free or for a nominal charge.
Low Income Taxpayer Clinics receive partial funding from the IRS. However, the clinics and their volunteers are completely independent of and are not associated with the federal government. These clinics are operated by nonprofit organizations or academic institutions.
The Federally-funded clinics for the state selected are listed below. Each clinic independently decides if you meet its income guidelines and other criteria before it agrees to represent you.
This notice is not, and should not be understood to be, a recommendation by the IRS that you retain a Low Income Taxpayers Clinic or other similar organization to represent you before the IRS.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) publishes poverty guidelines. IRS Publication 3319, Grant Application Package and Guidelines lists income ceilings for low income representation and contains a table for a family unit from 1 to 5.
Size of Family Unit |
Income Ceiling (250% of Poverty Guidelines) |
1 |
$27,075 |
2 |
$36,425 |
3 |
$45,775 |
4 |
$55,125 |
5 |
$64,475 |
For family units with more than 5 members, add $9,350 for each additional member. |
Low Income Taxpayer Clinincs (LITCs)
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State |
City |
Organization |
Phone
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Type of Clinic |
Languages Served |
NY |
Albany |
Albany Law School Clinic & Justice Center LITC |
518-445-2328 |
Controversy |
English |
NY |
Brooklyn |
Bedford-Stuyvesant LITC |
718-636-1155 |
Controversy |
English/ Spanish
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NY |
Rochester |
Volunteer Legal Services Project LITC |
585-232-3051 |
ESL |
English/Spanish and Interpretype for Hearing Imparied
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NY |
Buffalo |
Erie County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project LITC |
716-847-0662 Ext.13 |
Controversy |
English/Spanish |
NY |
New York |
Fordham Law School Tax Litigation Clinic |
212-636-7353 |
Controversy |
English |
NY |
New York |
Legal Aid Society LITC (NY)
www.legal-aid.org
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212-426-3013 |
Controversy/ESL |
Spanish/English/ Chinese |
NY |
Bronx |
Legal Services for New York City-Bronx LITC (LSNY Bronx)
www.lsny.org
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718-928-3700 |
Controversy |
English/Spanish/ 150 Other Languages |
NY |
Jamaica |
Queens Legal Services Corporation |
718-657-8611 |
Controversy/ESL |
Chinese/Creole/
Hindi/Korean/ Russian/
Spanish/Urdu
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NY |
Brooklyn |
Brooklyn Low Income Taxpayer Clinic
www.sbls.org
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718-237-5528 |
Controversy/ESL |
English/Russian/ Spanish |
NY |
Rochester |
Pathstone, Inc. |
585-340-3342 1-800-888-6770
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Controversy/ESL |
Spanish |
NY |
Syracuse |
Syracuse University College of Law LITC
www.law.syr.edu
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315-443-4582 |
Controversy |
English |
NY |
Elmsford |
WestCOP Taxpayer Education Services |
914-592-5600 Ext.163 |
ESL |
English/Spanish |
NY
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Flushing
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Young Korean American Service & Education Center |
718-460-5600
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ESL
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Korean
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Page Last Reviewed or Updated: April 16, 2009