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Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH)
Reaching Americans
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Experiencing Homelessness
Economic Impact Payment (EIP) Outreach & IRS Free File
June 10, 2021
Meeting Format
• 90-minute webinar
• We will reserve 30 minutes for Q&A at the end of the webinar
• All attendees are muted by default
• Please use the “Q&A” feature on the Zoom toolbar to submit questions for
the panelists
• This webinar is being recorded. The recording and slides will be emailed to
all registrants and posted on www.usich.gov within 2-3 business days
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Welcome
• Anthony Love, Interim Executive Director, U.S.
Interagency Council on Homelessness
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IRS Leadership
IRS Commissioner
Charles P. Rettig
W&I Commissioner W&I Deputy Commissioner
Kenneth Corbin David Alito
4 June 10, 2021
Angel Resource
Connection
Stimulus Check: Outreach for the
Unsheltered
Agenda • Who is Angel Resource Connection (ARC) • Problem • Challenge • Solution • Result • Contact Me
Who is ARC? • Angel Resource Connection is a 501(c)3 provides food, clothing and housing assistance to the unsheltered. • One of the first non-profits to help the homeless with C19 stimulus checks. • Serves Seattle and Snohomish.
Problem • ARC saw a problem • We help the homeless sign up for the stimulus checks on the street • Media coverage • Public Defenders lawyers help with EIP • Calls and emails from from across the country
Making a Difference by Helping Us Help Others
“From the enactment of the CARES Act, the IRS has embarked on an unprecedented
outreach effort to share information about Economic Impact Payments. We want to
reach every eligible person and encourage everyone to share this information with
family and friends, and groups and businesses to send it to partners and clients.
During these difficult times, each of you can make a difference by helping us help
others.”
Chuck Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service
9 June 10, 2021
Purpose & Objectives
Purpose:
This training is designed for community
organizations already engaged with assisting
homeless and displaced individuals.
Objectives will cover:
• How You Can Help This formerly homeless individual,
used her stimulus check to rent an
apartment. “Getting her own place
• EIP Outreach would not have been possible
without the extra money for a
• IRS Free File Program deposit,” she said. She also said,
“it was like a new lease on life.”
• Resources -Dawn
10 June 10, 2021How You Can Help
Tier 1 - Awareness of EIP - Outreach
• Post on Social Media
• Email blasts
• Hand out flyers
Tier 2 - Provide Access
• Set up computers with internet capabilities
• Assist taxpayers with the Free File process
Tier 3 - Become a trusted partner
• Allow taxpayers to use your address to receive checks
• Become a VITA Partner
11 June 10, 2021IRS Free File Program
Electronically filing using IRS Free File is
one of the fastest and easiest ways to
claim the 2020 Recovery Rebate Credit
and EITC or to get the third EIP payment.
People can use a smartphone or
computer to visit IRS.gov and click the
File Your Taxes for Free link.
12 June 10, 2021IRS Free File Program Continued
Go to IRS.gov/freefile
or simply click the
“File Your Taxes for
Free” icon on the
landing page for
IRS.gov.
13 June 10,, 2021IRS Free File Program Continued
Taxpayers can either browse each of the 9 offers or – even easier - use a "look-up" tool to help you find the right product.
14 June 10, 2021IRS Free File Program Continued
Each Free File
partner sets its own
eligibility standards
generally based on
income, age and
state residency.
15 June 10, 2021IRS Free File Program Continued
Select a provider
and follow the links
to their web page
to begin a tax
return.
The IRS does not
endorse or
promote any one
offer.
June 10, 2021
16Create Your Account
You will begin
using the
software by
creating a new
login and
password.
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June 10, 2021Basic Information Section
You can also decide how you would like to enter information on your return by
completing the basic information sections.
18 June 10, 20211040 Example
You can also go
straight into the
1040 to add
information.
19
June 10, 2021Help & Support
There’s also a link you
can click on for help
and support to get
answers to questions
that others may have
already asked before
you.
20 June 10, 2021Challenge • The homeless face challenges in signing up for the EIP • They don't know that they qualify to get it • Most don't have an email account • Most don't have a mailing address • Libraries are closed - no access to the internet • Keeping safe in the face of COVID19
Solution • Need a designated person to create social distancing • Provide people masks when helping them sign up • Secure mailing address for the unsheltered • Takes 25 minutes a person, and up to 40 minutes if an email is needed
Result • Rewards of helping the unsheltered one- on-one • Personal interactions brings humanity to the table • The homeless usually express a lot of gratitude • This income could change their lives • Your organization can help too!
Contact Me Penelope Protheroe, CEO Angel Resource Connection, 501(c)3 penelope@angelresourceconnection.org (425) 496.7711
Resources
• Publication 5515, Third Economic Impact Payments for
Americans experiencing homelessness (English | Spanish)
• Publication 5515-A, Stimulus Payments for the Homeless
(English | Spanish)
• Pre-designed social media messages
• USICH.gov
• Spreadsheet for tracking purposes
We appreciate your help in sharing this important information.
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June 10, 2021IRS Contacts Map
26 June 10, 2021More Information
For more information on pandemic relief, see
IRS.gov/coronavirus.
Please follow IRS social media accounts for the latest
information that the IRS shares and see the sample social
media messages attached.
The IRS has additional marketing materials and answers
to frequently asked questions at IRS.gov/eippartners.
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