CADC offers free tax-preparation service

BENTON — Residents in the

Tri-Lakes Edition coverage area can receive free tax-preparation assistance from the Central Arkansas Development Council.

In Saline County, the Benton Senior Wellness and Activity Center, 210 Jefferson Drive, will provide tax-preparation assistance from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. The Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library, 1800 Smithers Drive in Benton, accepts tax-assistance appointments. Call (501) 326-6203.

In Clark County, help is available at the Ben Elrod Center at Ouachita Baptist University, 228 N. Sixth St. in Arkadelphia. Assistance is by appointment. Call (870) 867-0151.

In Hot Spring County, the Malvern Hot Spring County Library, 202 E. Third St. in Malvern, will offer tax assistance by appointment. Call (870) 867-0151.

The CADC helps individuals qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit, a refundable federal credit available to low- to moderate-income working families. The IRS estimates one-fourth of eligible people could miss out on the EITC because they don’t know about it, don’t know that they qualify, or don’t know where to find free tax-filing assistance.

For more information, call the CADC at (501) 315-1121. People who make less than $54,000 may also self-prepare their taxes at myfreetaxes.com.