Pisgah Legal Services reminds families with children to file their tax returns by May 17, 2020 to receive this years Child Tax Credit

Last week, the news team spoke with Pisgah Legal Services Earned Income Tax Credit Program Director, Anne Salter, to speak about this year’s federal Child Tax Credit and how qualifying families can benefit beginning in July of 2021. According to a press release from Pisgah Legal, the Child Tax Credit, included in the American Rescue Plan Act, is estimated to move 4 million children out of poverty

Listen to the full interview below:

Pisgah Legal Services is a nonprofit law firm that offers free civil legal aid services to low-income people in Western North Carolina. For more information about child tax credits and stimulus payments, and for free tax filing options contact Pisgah Legal Services at 828-414-0800 or Stimulus@pisgahlegal.org. For more complex tax issues, including owing back taxes, contact Pisgah Legal Services at 828-253-0406 to apply for legal help. And visit www.pisgahlegal.org to find out more about the tax credit and the multitude of services Pisgah Legal offers to the community.