Highline CC to offer free tax help on 'Super Refund Saturday' | Community Spirit

KeyBank, United Way of King County and Highline Community College are coming together to help tax payers breathe easier by hosting “Super Refund Saturday” on February 4. This one-day event will provide free income tax preparation to low- and moderate-income (LMI) wage earners, especially those who qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). Free tax return assistance will also be available for small businesses that report on a Schedule C. Here is more info from the college:

• EITC pays eligible low- and moderate-income tax payers amounts ranging up to $5,751. However, 15 to 25 percent of eligible households miss out on EITC benefits they are entitled to receive, income tax experts report.
• Key’s Community Development Banking is sponsoring simultaneous “Super Refund Saturdays” in 16 other cities across the U.S., in partnership with local nonprofits. Each year, hundreds of KeyBank employees volunteer their time to help local taxpayers file their taxes and claim the EITC. Last year, 280 KeyBank staff members across the country assisted 1,500 households in processing $3.6 million in tax refunds.
• “Super Refund Saturday” will be the first of many free tax return services that will be offered on Highline Community College’s campus.  Highline’s Startzone Department will be opening its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Center each Thursday and Saturday through April 17th in the Highline Outreach Center (Building 99).  No appointments are necessary. Visit https://startzone.highline.edu for directions, times and details.
• For more information on “Super Refund Saturday” contact KeyBank representatives Mike Fait at (253) 906-9120 or Anne Foster at (425) 709-4327.  For general information on free tax services available through Highline’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Center contact Michael Skinner at (206) 878-3710, ext. 3344.