Earned Income Tax Credit “PHONE-A-THON”

DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS HOLDS FIRST-EVER

“PHONE-A-THON” IN ALL FIVE BOROUGHS WITH MORE THAN 2,000 VOLUNTEERS REACHING OUT TO TENS OF THOUSANDS OF NEW YORKERS ELIGIBLE FOR REFUNDABLE TAX CREDITS

Unprecedented Push in Three Languages to Inform Families they may be Eligible for up to $10,000 in Tax Refunds

City Officials Expect to Increase Filers by 50 Percent, Putting $90 Million into the Pockets of Low-Income New Yorkers, and an Estimated $135 in the Local Economy

On Saturday, January 31, 2015, at 11:00 a.m., Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) Commissioner Julie Menin will join more than 2,000 volunteers at phone banks throughout the five boroughs to call New Yorkers and inform them in English, Spanish and Chinese about refundable tax credits that will put money back in their pockets, including the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and NYC Child Care Tax Credit (NYC CCTC). Families may be eligible for up to $10,000 in refundable credits. Volunteers will also inform New Yorkers about the 200-plus tax prep sites that are or will be available, free of cost, throughout the city for New Yorkers who meet the income criteria.

WHO:	Department of Consumer Affairs Commissioner Julie Menin
WHAT:	EITC Awareness Day 2015
WHEN:	Saturday, January 31, 2015 at 11:00 a.m.
WHERE:	New Settlement Community Center 1501 Jerome Avenue (between Goble Place and W. 172nd Street) Bronx, NY 10452 Other phone bank locations include: Hunter College (695 Park Avenue, 3rd floor Cafeteria) in Manhattan, New York City Fire Department (9 MetroTech Center, Auditorium) in Brooklyn, York College (94-20 Guy R Brewer Blvd, 1st Floor Dining Room) in Queens, and Make the Road New York (161 Port Richmond Avenue) in Staten Island.