IR-2011-6, Jan. 14, 2011
WASHINGTON ¡ª The Internal Revenue Service is joining national TV network Telemundo in a special one-hour tax program for Spanish-speaking taxpayers on Sunday, Jan. 30.
The program ¡°Los Impuestos y Usted¡± (¡°Taxes and You¡±) will air at:
- noon Eastern time
- 1:00 p.m. Central time
- 1:30 p.m. Mountain time
- 1:00 p.m. Pacific time
Check your local listings for exact times.
¡°Los Impuestos y Usted¡± will help viewers determine whether they qualify for many tax benefits, including the Earned Income Tax Credit or EITC. Workers who earned $48,362 or less from wages, self-employment or farming last year could receive larger refunds if they qualify to receive EITC.
IRS estimates four of five eligible taxpayers claimed their EITC last year, obtaining an average $2,200 from the credit. To qualify, taxpayers must meet certain criteria and file a tax return, even if they do not have a filing requirement.
Among other topics, the program features Free obÌåÓý, a program that allows individuals to file their taxes online at no cost, how to get free tax help at local community centers and other services available at /espanol.
M¨®nica Noguera, host for many of Telemundo¡¯s specials, will present the IRS program, which features in-studio interviews with IRS tax experts. IRS tax experts will also be available during the airing of the program to answer questions submitted online via Telemundo¡¯s website.
Information about the EITC, Free obÌåÓý and other IRS programs and services is available in Spanish at /espanol or toll-free at 800-829-1040, extension 8.