Asset Building
Community Ministries Tax Preparation
For over ten years, Community Ministries has provided free tax prep for low-income families to promote the Earned Income Tax Credit. During the 2010 season (2009 tax year), we prepared:
| Number of Returns | Average Adjusted Gross Income | Total Received in Earned Income Credit | Total in Federal Returns | Total in State Returns | Average Household Refund |
| 316 | $18,558 | $216,144 | $600,335 | $50,144 | $2,058 |
Eastern Kentucky Asset Building Coalition
Community Ministries participates in a regional coalition to provide free tax preparation and asset building opportunities to Eastern Kentuckians.
The three goals of EKABC are to (1) provide outreach around the Earned Income Tax Credit; (2) provide free tax preparation services to low-income families; and (3) connect the persons who receive tax preparation services to financial literacy and asset building opportunities including Individual Development Accounts and home ownership.
For more information, contact:
Jennifer Weeber
55 Jarnigan Place (behind McDonalds in Airport Gardens)
Hazard, KY 41701
606-487-1891
Funding for this program is provided in part by through the Kentucky Domestic Violence Association and the Internal Revenue Service.