Brown Convenes Tax Professionals for Free, One Day Tax Clinic to Assist East Palestine Residents Filing Amended Returns

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown announced that East Palestine residents who received reimbursements from Norfolk Southern in the aftermath of the February 3, 2023 train derailment will be able to take advantage of a free, one-day tax clinic where Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Certified Volunteers will help residents complete amended returns so that they don't pay taxes on their reimbursements.

Brown aggressively and successfully pushed the IRS and Treasury Department to make tax exempt most payments and reimbursements received from Norfolk Southern.

The IRS is requiring East Palestine residents to file amended returns to ensure that they are not taxed on any assistance received from Norfolk Southern.

"It was important to take on the IRS and ensure that East Palestine residents did not have to pay tax on assistance they received from Norfolk Southern," said Brown. "Now, we want to make sure they do not have to pay a tax service to file the amended tax return that they shouldn't have had to file in the first place. Our office is glad to bring together these community organizations to make this happen."

Details of the one-day tax clinic hosted by Brown's office are below. Brown's office partnered with The Way Station, The Village of East Palestine, United Way Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley, Catholic Charities Regional Agency, and the United Way of Summit & Medina.

Date: Friday, October 11, 2024

Time: 9AM-5PM

Location: First Church of Christ, 20 W Martin St, East Palestine, OH 44413

Call 330.540.1947 or 330.610.3805 to schedule an appointment.

Appointments must be scheduled in advance.

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