Tax
Preparation Assistance
Tax
forms and Instructions from:
New York State
New Jersey State
IRS (Internal Revenue Service)
Free tax preparation and assistance
sites are provided through The New York Public Library.
Lawhelp.org on Taxes
is a large, comprehensive legal site with listings of legal services,
factsheets on personal tax issues, help on court processes, and
links to other resources (en
Español).
Credit
and Debt Resources
Annual Credit Report
is the only federally certified website for getting you credit report
free. You are allowed one free credit report from each of the three
credit reporting companies per year.
NEDAP's Resources for Consumers
has a number of resources, including information and forms on dealing
with credit reports, debt collection, identity theft, and Electronic
Benefits Transfer (en
Español).
Lawhelp.org on Consumer Issues
has a section on various consumer issues, including debt collection,
credit and identity theft, home loan problems, and student loans
(en
Español).
Financial
Education
Smartaboutmoney.org
is a great site run by the National
Endowment for Financial Education. they offer great resources
from a wide variety of organizations on credit and debt, savings,
retirement, investing, and financial planning.
mymoney.gov
is the federal government's site on financial education. topics
the site covers include Budgeting
& Taxes, Credit,
Financial
Planning, Home
Ownership, Fraud
& Scams, Retirement
Planning, Saving
& Investing, and Starting
a Small Business
Federal Reserve Financial Educational
presents links on a number of topics including
consumer banking, loans and credit, and consumer protection.