During the tax season, the Boston Tax Help Coalition administered the Financial Check-Up, a light touch strategy, one-on-one financial assessment tool that provides a City of Boston resident with the opportunity to review his or her credit report with a trained
Meet some of the Boston residents who took advantage of free, asset building events during America Saves Week. Similar events are available year-round – click the links below to learn more! Name: Tiffany Event: Bank on Boston Experience: Tiffany, 19, had
The seventeenth season of free tax preparation services for Boston residents kicked off yesterday with a launch event at Codman Square Health Center celebrated by Mayor Martin Walsh, the Boston Tax Help Coalition, and key community partners. Residents earning $54,000
The Boston Tax Help Coalition is looking for volunteers, and registration is now open! Is it already that time of year again?! You bet! It’s never too early to get involved in a volunteer project that can make a real difference
A study released today by the Mayor’s Office of Financial Empowerment (OFE) finds that the Financial Check-Up (FCU) – a light-touch, one-on-one credit review – can make a dramatic impact on residents’ financial well-being in a short amount of time. A randomized, controlled trial of hundreds of Boston taxpayers
Santander Bank and the Mayor’s Office of Financial Empowerment (OFE) have announced that the Boston-based bank is providing a $200,000 grant in support of OFE’s financial education and economic development work for City residents. The OFE will use the grant to
The Office of Financial Empowerment (OFE) was delighted to host Boston Planning & Development Agency Director Brian Golden on Tuesday, April 11, when he visited the Roxbury Center for Financial Empowerment’s busy VITA tax site. Brian took in stride the mild
For years, Victoria has been coming to the Roxbury Center for Financial Empowerment to get her taxes done for free. “Everybody’s friendly and nice,” she said. “It’s worth it!” This Saturday, for example, her volunteer Boston Tax Help Coalition tax
In addition to visiting one of the Boston Tax Help Coalition’s free tax sites staffed by IRS certified volunteers, the BTHC also promotes a service called Free File that is also approved by the IRS. Residents can click here to
Before the Office of Financial Empowerment (OFE) begins preparing for the 2017 tax season, we wanted to share our 2016 results. In 2016, the OFE’s Boston Tax Help Coalition operated 37 free tax preparation sites throughout Boston. These sites opened