{"id":871,"date":"2016-11-02T17:26:43","date_gmt":"2016-11-02T21:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www2.law.temple.edu\/ejc\/?p=871"},"modified":"2021-11-23T19:09:14","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T19:09:14","slug":"real-money-news-sheller-centerceiba-tax-clinic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/ejc\/2016\/11\/02\/real-money-news-sheller-centerceiba-tax-clinic\/","title":{"rendered":"Real money: news from the Sheller Center\/Ceiba tax clinic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some numbers came in recently from the VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) clinic held at the Sheller Center earlier\u00a0this year. \u00a0Over the period from February to April, law student volunteers helped neighborhood residents prepare\u00a0<strong>231 tax returns<\/strong>, resulting in federal and state refunds totaling $264,259, plus $69,300 in saved tax preparation fees. Thus, the clinic provided $<strong>333,559<\/strong>\u00a0in benefits to low- to moderate-income people in our community.<\/p>\n<p>The VITA clinic, which we expect to operate again in 2017, is organized by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ceibaphiladelphia.org\">Ceiba<\/a>, a North Philadelphia community organization, and staffed in part by\u00a0students trained by tax professor\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.temple.edu\/contact\/alice-abreu\/\">Alice Abreu<\/a>. We&#8217;re pleased to be able to provide space and help to this terrific project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some numbers came in recently from the VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) clinic held at the Sheller Center earlier\u00a0this year. \u00a0Over the period from February to April, law student volunteers helped neighborhood residents prepare\u00a0231 tax returns, resulting in federal and state refunds totaling $264,259, plus $69,300 in saved tax preparation fees. 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