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Provides tax relief to low income families, seniors (65 plus) and disabled individuals. Applications are taken between January 2 and June 1. Applications for late filings are filed with the State of Iowa through December 31 of the next year as explained on the applications.

HOMEOWNERS may be eligible for a partial reduction of property taxes. Applications for property tax credit are applied to the current-year taxes.

MOBILE HOME OWNERS (23 or older as of 12/31) may be eligible for a reduced mobile home tax rate. The deadline for a late filing for mobile home credit is December 31 of the current year's application.

*APPLICATIONS can be obtained at local Community Action Agencies, Community Centers, Senior Centers, or at www.iowa.gov/tax.

Services

Property Tax Payment Assistance
Tax Information
Tax Forms
Free legal assistance with civil legal problems involving basic necessities for low-income individuals in all 99 Iowa counties. Assistance ranges from providing counsel and advice to representation before various agencies and courts.

Community legal education presentations offered, as well as over 20 printed booklets on various legal topics; a wide variety of legal education materials are also available on the website.

Legal services are provided in all civil legal areas, including:
Consumer/Finance - debt collection, repossession, garnishment, contracts/warranties, predatory lending, and public utilities (including utility disconnection or shut off notices).

Education - expulsion/suspension, special education, learning disabilities, school fees, access, vocational education, and student financial aid.

Employment - employment discrimination, wage claims, earned income tax credit, and taxes.

Family - adoption, custody, visitation, guardianship, domestic abuse, human trafficking and exploitation, family violence (child abuse, elder abuse, battered women/men), including assistance with restraining orders, and child support.

Health - Medicaid, Medicare, government children's health insurance programs, long term health care facilities, nursing homes, supplemental medical insurance, and hospital care.

Housing - federally subsidized housing, homeownership, real property, landlord/tenant, public housing, mobile homes, housing discrimination, foreclosures, forfeitures, and mortgage predatory lending practices.

Benefit Programs - ADFC/FIP, Social Security, food stamps, Social Security Disability (SSD), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), unemployment compensation, veterans benefits, FEMA, government benefits, and utility assistance applications.

Individual Rights - mental health, disability rights, civil rights, human trafficking, AIDS/HIV issues, assistive devices, and institutional confinement.

End of Life Planning - wills, living wills, advance directives, and power of attorney.

Drivers License.

Advocacy and legal assistance for people with disabilities, people with Alzheimer's disease, people with brain injury, people with mental illness, children, migrants, and veterans.

Services

Advance Medical Directives
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Tax Information
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Will Preparation Assistance
Landlord/Tenant Assistance
Patient Rights Assistance
Consumer Law
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Discrimination Assistance
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Adoption Legal Services
Welfare Rights Assistance
General Legal Aid
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Human Trafficking Legal Assistance
Legal Representation
Labor and Employment Law
School System Advocacy
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Protective/Restraining Orders
Legal Information Services
Debt Management
Information about tax accounts. Processes applications for Federal Tax Identification Numbers.

Taxpayer Advocacy Services provide free, independent, and confidential tax assistance to taxpayers unable to resolve their tax problems through normal channels or individuals experiencing a hardship. Helps individual and business taxpayers resolve problems with the IRS.

Services

Tax Forms
Tax Information
Tax Collection Agencies
Tax Appeals/Audit Assistance

Provides collection of property taxes, conducts annual tax sale for delinquent taxes, processes vehicle transactions, and issues motor vehicle titles and registrations.

Services

County Treasurer Offices
County Government Departments/Offices
Tax Information
Motor Vehicle Registration
EITC (Earned Income Tax Credit) is a tax credit for working individuals and families. Must file a tax return, even if you do not owe any tax or are not required to file. Earned income includes: wages, tips and income from self-employment. Individuals who are on SSI or SSDI do not qualify for EITC unless they also worked during the past year. Call IRS at 1-800-829-1040 with any other questions.

ELIGIBILITY depends on such factors as filing status, income level, and the number of qualifying children (if any). Basic qualifications, Tax Year 2023:

If earned less than $56,838 ($63,398 if married) with 3 or more qualifying children, could receive up to $7,430.
If earned less than $52,918 ($59,478 if married) with two qualifying children, could receive up to $6,604.
If earned less than $46,560 ($53,120 if married) with one qualifying child, could receive up to $3,995.
If earned less than $17,640 ($24,210 if married) with no qualifying children, could receive up to $600.

Child Tax Credit: for the 2022 tax year, the CTC is worth $2,000 per qualifying dependent child if the modified adjusted gross income is $400,000 or below (married filing jointly) or $200,000 or below (all other filers). If the maximum adjusted gross income exceeds those limits, the credit amount will be reduced by $50 for each $1,000 of income exceeding the threshold until it is eliminated.
Accessline provides free legal advice, brief service and representation to low-income people on areas such as: consumer law, family law, housing law, public benefits, disability benefits, employment/unemployment, public benefits, clearing a criminal history and educational rights.

After contacting one of the hotlines, cases may be referred to Legal Aid local offices for extended representation.

Private Attorney Involvement Program links clients to attorneys in their local area for free legal services in family law matters.

Taxpayer clinics educate low-income taxpayers about their tax rights and responsibilities and how to file for low-income tax credit.

Homeless Assistance Project (Douglas and Lancaster Counties) provides assistance with family law, child support modification, bankruptcy, license revocation, and disability claims.

Migrant Worker program provides civil legal services to migrant farm workers.

Housing counseling assists people who are homeless by making referrals and assessing their legal needs. Assists renters who are having problems getting things fixed, need help with landlord issues, or are facing eviction; work with HUD issues; assist home buyers or home owners with questions, etc.

Assists in the following areas, in addition to the programs already noted: Bankruptcy, Foreclosure, Landlord-Tenant, Utility Shutoffs, Public Benefits, Unemployment, Family Law (including Divorce, Custody/Visitation, Child Support, Domestic Abuse).

Services

Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Landlord/Tenant Assistance
Will Preparation Assistance
Advance Medical Directives
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Debt Management
Legal Representation
Welfare Rights Assistance
Legal Information Services
Elder Law
Tax Information
Housing Counseling
Labor and Employment Law
Legal Counseling
General Legal Aid
Accessline provides free legal advice, brief service and representation to low-income people on areas such as: consumer law, family law, housing law, public benefits, disability benefits, employment/unemployment, public benefits, clearing a criminal history and educational rights.

After contacting one of the hotlines, cases may be referred to Legal Aid local offices for extended representation.

Private Attorney Involvement Program links clients to attorneys in their local area for free legal services in family law matters.

Taxpayer clinics educate low-income taxpayers about their tax rights and responsibilities and how to file for low-income tax credit.

Homeless Assistance Project (Douglas and Lancaster Counties) provides assistance with family law, child support modification, bankruptcy, license revocation, and disability claims.

Migrant Worker program provides civil legal services to migrant farm workers.

Housing counseling assists people who are homeless by making referrals and assessing their legal needs. Assists renters who are having problems getting things fixed, need help with landlord issues, or are facing eviction; work with HUD issues; assist home buyers or home owners with questions, etc.

Assists in the following areas, in addition to the programs already noted: Bankruptcy, Foreclosure, Landlord-Tenant, Utility Shutoffs, Public Benefits, Unemployment, Family Law (including Divorce, Custody/Visitation, Child Support, Domestic Abuse).

Services

Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Landlord/Tenant Assistance
Will Preparation Assistance
Advance Medical Directives
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Debt Management
Legal Representation
Welfare Rights Assistance
Legal Information Services
Elder Law
Tax Information
Housing Counseling
Labor and Employment Law
Legal Counseling
General Legal Aid
Allows deferment of payment of property tax until transfer of the property for low income persons. Eligible persons may have to reapply each fiscal year to continue to defer taxes.
Property tax relief program for eligible homeowners, including those over age 65, disabled individuals, and disabled veterans.

Tax collection agency.

Taxpayer assistance.

Tax collection agency.

Taxpayer assistance.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Taxpayer Assistance Centers (TACS) offers in-person assistance related to:Account inquiriesBasic individual tax law assistanceCheck, money order, or cash paymentsForm 911Form 2290Identity Protection Personal Identification Number RequestIndividual Taxpayer Identification Numbers and Form W-7Payment arrangementsTax forms

Services

Federal Tax Collection Agencies
General Federal Income Tax Information
Employer Identification Numbers
Assesses property values for residents of Bloomingdale Township. Offers Exemption Applications for groups including Veterans, Persons with Disabilities and Seniors.
Offers tax exemption that defers any increase in the assessment of the property for four years. It may include an addition or other improvements to the home that would add value. A maximum deduction is $25,000 of equalized assessed value.

Education and assistance for Medicare beneficiaries. Homestead exemptions filing assistance.

Services

Tax Information
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Medicare Information/Counseling
Assesses property values for residents of Winfield Township. Offers Exemption Applications for Seniors, Disabled Persons, Returning Veterans, and Disabled Veterans.
Assesses property values for residents of Downers Grove Township. Offers Exemption Applications for groups including Veterans, Persons with Disabilities and Seniors.
Provides information on and assistance with the Utility Tax Rebate.
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Taxpayer Assistance Centers (TACS) offers in-person assistance related to:Account inquiriesBasic individual tax law assistanceCheck, money order, or cash paymentsForm 911Form 2290Identity Protection Personal Identification Number RequestIndividual Taxpayer Identification Numbers and Form W-7Payment arrangementsTax forms

Services

Federal Tax Collection Agencies
General Federal Income Tax Information
Employer Identification Numbers
Property tax relief program for eligible homeowners, including those over age 65, disabled individuals, and disabled veterans.
Information about tax accounts. Processes applications for Federal Tax Identification Numbers.

Taxpayer Advocacy Services provide free, independent, and confidential tax assistance to taxpayers unable to resolve their tax problems through normal channels or individuals experiencing a hardship. Helps individual and business taxpayers resolve problems with the IRS.

Services

Tax Forms
Tax Information
Tax Collection Agencies
Tax Appeals/Audit Assistance
General assistance provides emergency financial assistance for utilities.

Offers a medical equipment loan program, which also accepts donations of medical equipment.

Provides notary services and voter registration.

Handles applications for Senior Freeze/Property Taxes and Circuit Breaker program for seniors and disabled persons, as well as food stamps application.

Provides property tax assessments and appeals.

Services

Medical Equipment/Assistive Technology Donation Programs
Tax Information
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Notary Public Services
Medical Equipment/Supplies
Tax Forms
Voter Registration Offices
Free legal assistance with civil legal problems involving basic necessities for low-income individuals in all 99 Iowa counties. Assistance ranges from providing counsel and advice to representation before various agencies and courts.

Community legal education presentations offered, as well as over 20 printed booklets on various legal topics; a wide variety of legal education materials are also available on the website.

Legal services are provided in all civil legal areas, including:
Consumer/Finance - debt collection, repossession, garnishment, contracts/warranties, predatory lending, and public utilities (including utility disconnection or shut off notices).

Education - expulsion/suspension, special education, learning disabilities, school fees, access, vocational education, and student financial aid.

Employment - employment discrimination, wage claims, earned income tax credit, and taxes.

Family - adoption, custody, visitation, guardianship, domestic abuse, human trafficking and exploitation, family violence (child abuse, elder abuse, battered women/men), including assistance with restraining orders, and child support.

Health - Medicaid, Medicare, government children's health insurance programs, long term health care facilities, nursing homes, supplemental medical insurance, and hospital care.

Housing - federally subsidized housing, homeownership, real property, landlord/tenant, public housing, mobile homes, housing discrimination, foreclosures, forfeitures, and mortgage predatory lending practices.

Benefit Programs - ADFC/FIP, Social Security, food stamps, Social Security Disability (SSD), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), unemployment compensation, veterans benefits, FEMA, government benefits, and utility assistance applications.

Individual Rights - mental health, disability rights, civil rights, human trafficking, AIDS/HIV issues, assistive devices, and institutional confinement.

End of Life Planning - wills, living wills, advance directives, and power of attorney.

Drivers License.

Advocacy and legal assistance for people with disabilities, people with Alzheimer's disease, people with brain injury, people with mental illness, children, migrants, and veterans.

Services

Advance Medical Directives
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Tax Information
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Will Preparation Assistance
Landlord/Tenant Assistance
Patient Rights Assistance
Consumer Law
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Discrimination Assistance
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Adoption Legal Services
Welfare Rights Assistance
General Legal Aid
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Human Trafficking Legal Assistance
Legal Representation
Labor and Employment Law
School System Advocacy
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Protective/Restraining Orders
Legal Information Services
Debt Management
Administers several assessment exemptions including the Senior Homestead Exemption, the Senior Assessment Freeze, exemptions for Disabled Veterans, the Disabled Persons Exemption and the Veterans/Fraternal Organization Assessment Freeze, as well as homestead exemption for World War II Veterans.
Website providing information on government benefits, scholarships, and discounts for service members, military families and veterans. Includes information on tax preparation assistance.

Services

Federal Income Tax Information