Southern Bancorp and Southern Good Faith Fund, in partnership with the IRS, are excited to offer free tax filing services through our IRS-sponsored Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites to individuals and families with an annual earned income of $49,000 and below. Contact us today at one of our many locations listed below to learn more.
Do You Qualify for an Earned Income Tax Credit?
Last tax season we helped nearly 2,000 low-income working people file their taxes, and many were eligible for tax credits. Those who qualified received a combined total of over $1.1 million in the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) alone. You are eligible for an EITC if:
- You worked full- or part-time in 2009.
- You are between the ages of 25 and 65.
- You are unmarried and your income is up to:
- $13,440 for workers with no children
- $35,463 for workers with one qualifying child
- $40,295 for workers with two or more qualifying children
- $43,297 for workers with three or more qualifying children
- You are married and your income is up to:
- $18,440 for workers without a child
- $40,463 for workers with one qualifying child
- $45,295 for workers with two or more qualifying children
- $48,279 for workers with three or more qualifying children
Do You Qualify for a Child Tax Credit?
You may also qualify for a nonrefundable Child Tax Credit of up to $1,000 per child who:
- Is under age 17 at the end of the tax year.
- Is a United States citizen, national, or resident.
- Is claimed as your dependent.
- Is your son or daughter, adopted child, stepchild, eligible foster child, or a descendant of any of them, or is under your care as your own child if they are a brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, or a descendant of any of them (for example, your niece or nephew).
- Did not provide over half of his or her own support.
- Lived with the taxpayer for more than half of the tax year.
Southern Bancorp VITA Sites and Phone Numbers
Southern Bancorp in Arkansas
Arkadelphia
601 Main Street
Tuesdays - Thursdays: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturdays: 9 a.m. - 12 noon
Call Colleen Mason at 870.246.5811
El Dorado
2421 North West Avenue
By appointment
Katrina Ponder at 870.875.6012
Helena-West Helena
502 Cherry Street
Tuesdays - Thursdays: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturdays: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Call Vida Fielder at 870.816.1126
Hot Springs
4138 Central Avenue
Tuesdays - Thursdays: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturdays: 9 a.m. - 12 noon
Call Lorraine Kuhn at 501.525.1114
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Malvern
208 Ash Street
Tuesdays - Thursdays: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturdays: 9 a.m. - 12 noon
Call Stacie Stewart at 501.337.4944
Marvell
Tuesdays - Thursdays: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Call Leigh Ann Lammers at 870.816.2910
Pine Bluff
Southern Good Faith Fund
211 West 3rd Avenue, Suite 255
Monday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Tuesday: 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Wednesdays - Fridays: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. By appointment
Call Blake Williams, 870.535.6233 ext. 17
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Southern Bancorp in Mississippi
Clarksdale
875 South State Street
By appointment
Call Sheila Ramsey at 662.624.5776
Drew
108 North Main Street
By appointment
Call Kerenski Robinson at 662.745.6604
Greenville
215 South Broadway
By appointment
Call Ruby Johnson at 662.334.1898
Indianola
507 Highway 82 East
By appointment
Call Valerie Miller at 662.887.9520
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Leland
323 Highway 82 East
By appointment
Call Ashley Zepponi at 662.686.6966
Ruleville
117 W. Floyce Street
By appointment
Call Debra Walker at 662.756.4343
Shelby
905 North Broadway
By appointment
Call Edna Bland at 662.398.5115
Webb
2058 Hwy 49 E
By appointment
Call Dianna Melton at 662.375.8561
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Also, for more information visit the IRS Web site or call 1.800.829.1040.
