The RONNC is one of several

sites hosted around the County by a partnership of agencies concerned

about making families aware of the EITC.

HAFC staff and New Life AME

Zion Church volunteers will prepare taxes at theRONNC 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesdays

through Thursdays. King and Spalding tax attorneys will perform the free

service there 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on two Saturdays: March 8 and April 12.

Taxes will be prepared on the

1040A Short Form only. Persons should bring social security cards for

the wage earner and all dependents, W-2 Form wage and earnings statements,

a copy of last year's return and any tax-related documents, and the tax

ID number for any daycare providers used.

The EITC supplements wages

and makes work more attractive than welfare. Working parents who earn

less than $34,178 could receive a maximum credit of $4,140. However, many

eligible persons, who live where "fast cash" preparers are clustered,

either don't know to claim the credit when filing taxes, or they see it

disappear in fees for instant refunds, which are really loans.

For more about free tax preparation

at the Red Oak Center, call 404-305-2462.