DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - State officials and first lady Mari
Culver are urging taxpayers to take advantage of free online tax
preparation services and the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Culver held a news conference Monday to promote the Free File
Alliance, which is a partnership between the IRS, 20 state tax
agencies and the nation's electronic tax software manufacturers.
It's all part of a program aimed to help low- and
moderate-income families.
Culver has been trying raise awareness of the Earned Income Tax
Credit for families that earn up to $43,000 a year. The credit can
be as much as $5,600.
She says the IRS estimates that as many as 20 percent of
eligible taxpayers aren't aware of the tax credit.
Culver says that translates into thousands of Iowans and her
goal is to reduce that number.
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