Source Sector(s)
Non-profit
Benefits Program
Tax Assistance
Level of Government
Federal/National
Location
United States
Format
Non-Academic Article
United Way Worldwide and New America’s New Practice Lab are currently partnering for a three month design sprint to identify how to make quality, free tax assistance more accessible to low income filers. This report explores how “Facilitated Self-Assistance,” where eligible filers file their own taxes online with assistance provided by IRS volunteers, can help increase accessibility to tax assistance and allow families to access benefits they are owed.