Need help with taxes? Just call the Nashville Wealth Building Alliance. The NWBA is a community group of over 175 partner organizations that strive to help working families receive the full amount they deserve from their federal tax returns, especially the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). A study done by Vanderbilt University showed that there is a positive impact on the community when all families eligible for the credit actually claim it, but that many families fail to claim the tax credit because they simply did not know about the credit.

Although there are certain specific provisions to the tax credit not included here, this is basically how the numbers break down.

Earned Income and adjusted gross income (AGI) must each be less than:
$43,279 ($48,279 married filing jointly) with three or more qualifying children
$40,295 ($45,295 married filing jointly) with two qualifying children
$35,463 ($40,463 married filing jointly) with one qualifying child
$13,440 ($18,440 married filing jointly) with no qualifying children

Tax Year 2009 maximum credit:
$5,657 with three or more qualifying children
$5,028 with two qualifying children
$3,043 with one qualifying child
$457 with no qualifying children

Information regarding the location and hours of the NWBA free tax preparation sites is available by dialing 2-1-1, Middle Tennessee's community services help line sponsored by the United Way of Metropolitan Nashville.