Ivanhoe Community Gets Free Tax Help

0:00It's April 16th, Kansas News Today starts now, AI-powered and ready. I'm Cory with the story. Nearly 200 folks in the Ivanhoe community got free last-minute tax help Wednesday at their Neighborhood Council Center. The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program, or VITA, made it all possible, handling simple state and federal returns for people with lower incomes. Volunteers from the University of Missouri Extension run the show, getting IRS certified every year to keep things legit. Recent tax tweets helped out too, like adding $6,000 to the standard deduction for anyone over 65, wiping out taxes for minion, social security, and pensions, the place was packed, with lines spilling into the lobby and outside. Participants were straight up grateful, saying it eased the deadline stress, and showed how the council gives back big time to the neighborhood. Volunteers love it just as much, calling it one of the most rewarding gigs because you get a real glimpse into someone's life in under an hour.

1:02If you missed it, the council's doing off-season returns by appointment after April 20th, so hit up the United Way hotline at 211 to lock, in a spot.