SaveFirst Offers Free Tax Preparation Services Beginning January 19

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More than 375 students from sixteen college campuses, trained and supervised by SaveFirst staff, will prepare taxes for 4,000 low-income families at thirteen sites statewide through February 2009.

Auburn
Bessemer
Birmingham (Two locations)
Decatur
Dothan
Gadsden
Huntsville
Marion
Mobile
Montgomery
Tuscaloosa
Tuskegee

Appointments can be scheduled for all locations by calling
1-888-99-TAX-AL.

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Undercover Operation Exposes Fraud and Negligence in Alabama's Commercial Tax Preparation Industry

Impact Alabama Conducts Review Demonstrating Serious Abuses that Harm Working Alabamians

For recent press coverage, please see the following links:

Huntsville Times: Group Uncovers Tax Cheaters (Jan. 23)
A nonprofit group had its employees go undercover this month to prove Alabama's tax preparation industry needs government oversight.  But Impact Alabama President Stephen Foster Black said even he was surprised how much unscrupulous behavior they found.

Anniston Star: Group Finds Errors in Undercover Tax Returns Probe (Jan. 23)

Birmingham News: Tax Preparers Cheating Customers (Jan. 23)

Group Finds Errors in Tax Returns in Alabama Probe (AP) (Jan. 23)
Montgomery Advertiser
Mobile Press-Register
Tuscaloosa News
Decatur Daily
Opelika-Auburn News

For recent coverage related to our legislative effort to reform the commercial tax preparation industry, please see these articles:

Huntsville Times Editorial: More Reliable Sources (Jan. 18)

Mobile Press-Register: Proposed Legislation Would Require Licenses for Tax Preparers (Jan. 16)

Florence TimesDaily: Legislation Focuses on Training for Tax Preparers (Jan. 19)

Decatur Daily: Tax Help Organization Founder Wants Oversight Bill (Jan. 11)