Lubar School Receives Additional IRS Grant for Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic
MILWAUKEE - The Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) at UWM’s Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business has been awarded an $80,000 grant for 2008 from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to continue its vital service role in the community.
With the 2008 grant award, UWM’s LITC has secured a total of $615,500 IN cash grants from the IRS to operate the Clinic, which was founded in 2001. The IRS also notified the Lubar School that it had been selected for a multiple year grant covering the period January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2010. Future funding levels will be awarded on an annual basis. Robert Meldman serves as the Clinic’s director, and Mary Rozek, CPA and Faculty Associate, serves as the Clinic’s managing director.
Low-income taxpayers needing help with resolving a federal income tax notice or IRS audit can get free assistance at the LITC. Translation services in Spanish are also offered free of charge. UWM’s graduate tax students, alumni from UWM’s MS in Management-Taxation program, and tax faculty work independently of the Internal Revenue Service.
“In addition to providing a vital and valued service to the community, the LITC gives UWM tax students the opportunity to serve as taxpayer advocates in real-life tax controversies,” said Rozek.
The LITC can be contacted at (414) 229-3232 or toll-free at 866-896-5482.
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