April 21-27 is National Volunteer Week. It's a great opportunity to celebrate the people who lend their time, effort and talents to make a difference in their community! In UF/IFAS Extension, we would be lost without our volunteers. They act ... READ MORE
Category: Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, Money Matters
Financial security is essential to our quality of life. However, learning how to be financially secure isn’t something usually taught on the job or in school. Some people may think financial education is only for those who can afford it, but ... READ MORE
Category: Community Volunteers, Money Matters, UF/IFAS
Hillsborough County Extension is offering access to free tax software to residents whose adjusted gross income on their tax return doesn’t exceed $79,000. Adjusted gross income doesn’t include things like tax deductible contributions to ... READ MORE
Category: Money Matters, Work & Life
UF/IFAS Extension offers free tax preparation through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program (VITA). IRS-Certified tax preparers help taxpayers file taxes quickly and easily. Once your tax return is completed, the VITA volunteers will quality ... READ MORE
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Now that the holidays are behind us, many of us are already thinking of our Income Tax Refund. As you eagerly await your filing documents, let me provide you some food for thought about your options this tax season. Free Tax Prep You may qualify ... READ MORE
Category: Money Matters
This tax season the UF/IFAS Communications graphics department worked with the UF/IFAS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) coordinator to produce an infographic notifying the public about the program’s many accomplishments. The infographic ... READ MORE
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Tax season can be a very difficult time of year for many people. It is a time when good record keeping is very vital. Also the high preparation fee to be too much for some families to handle. Some use computer software to avoid the fees. In ... READ MORE
Category: Money Matters, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & LifeIt’s easy for us to think of this year’s tax refund as free money coming to us courtesy of Uncle Sam. However, the truth of the matter is that the check you receive is a return of your own hard earned money. And since you’re going to get ... READ MORE
Category: Money Matters, Work & Life
In the early '70s, Gary Iskowitz was doing graduate work as well as teaching tax law while working for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Mr. Iskowitz saw a growing problem with questionable tax preparers who were scamming low-income people ... READ MORE
Category: Work & Life