MATC to offer free help with tax returns at Milwaukee and Oak Creek campuses | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Milwaukee Area Technical College
January 31, 2018
Taxpayers with a family income of $54,000 or less are eligible for free help preparing their basic personal income tax returns at Milwaukee Area Technical College’s Downtown Milwaukee Campus, 700 W. State St.; and Oak Creek Campus, 6665 S. Howell Ave. MATC accounting students provide the service in cooperation with the Wisconsin Department of Revenue and Internal Revenue Service Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) programs. Volunteers are trained by the Internal Revenue Service and supervised by MATC instructors and staff.
All returns are “e-filed” to ensure speed and accuracy. Now in its 36 year at the Oak Creek Campus and its 16 year at the Downtown Milwaukee Campus, the program helps heighten awareness of Wisconsin’s Homestead Credit; federal and state education credits; and the Earned Income Credit, an often overlooked federal tax break for low-income working people who are raising children in their homes.
Downtown Milwaukee Campus Tax Help Dates and Hours
Oak Creek Campus Tax Help Dates and Hours
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Attendees should bring the following:
Taxpayers filing a joint return must both be present when the returns are prepared because both spouses must sign a joint tax return.
For more information contact Nell Curtis, curtisnh@matc.edu, (414) 297-7461 or Danica Olson, olsond38@matc.edu, (414) 456-5411.
A free self-service tax filing website for individuals or families with a combined household income of $66,000 or less in 2017 is available at http://www.myfreetaxes.com.
Wisconsin’s largest technical college and the most diverse two-year institution in the Midwest, Milwaukee Area Technical College is a key driver of southeastern Wisconsin’s economy and has provided innovative education in the region since 1912. Approximately 37,000 students per year attend the college’s four campuses and community-based sites or learn online. MATC offers affordable and accessible education and training opportunities that empower and transform lives in the community. The college offers 200 academic programs; transfer options leading to bachelor’s degrees with more than 40 four-year colleges and universities; and a Pre-College Education division that assists people to complete high school, prepare for college or enter the workforce. Overwhelmingly, MATC graduates build careers and businesses in southeastern Wisconsin. The college is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, the national standard for academics and student services.