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	New York State Department of Taxation and Finance 518-45-PRESS (518-457-7377) geoffrey.gloak@tax.ny.gov April 12, 2015
MEDIA ADVISORY: Free Tax Assistance Event in Queens Tomorrow, April 13th With only 3 days left to file income taxes . . . the NYS Tax Department and community partners promote Free Tax Assistance Sites
What: With the April 15^th income tax filing season deadline just days away, the Tax Department and community partners – including the Queens Library – remind New Yorkers they can file their tax returns for free. New Yorkers are eligible for this free service if they earn $60,000 or less. Volunteers who speak Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Bengali and Haitian Creole are on-site. Find Queens and other New York City free tax assistance sites at http://www.tax.ny.gov/fsa/. When: Monday, April 13^th at 11 a.m. Where: The Queens Library at Flushing, 41-17 Main St., Flushing, NY, 11355 Visuals: The New York State Mobile Tax Assistance Unit will be assisting taxpayers in front of the library. The library is one of the busiest free tax assistance sites across New York State. Interview opportunities with: · NYS Tax Department Acting Commissioner Kenneth Adams · Senator Toby Ann Stavisky · Assemblyman Ron Kim · Queens Library at Flushing Assistant Manager, Xinye “Paul” Qiu Contact: Geoff Gloak Spokesperson NYS Tax Department geoffrey.gloak@tax.ny.gov Press Office: 518-457-7377 Cell: 518-852-0808 Follow Tax Department news this filing season on Facebook and Twitter

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New York State Department of Taxation and Finance

MEDIA ADVISORY: Free Tax Assistance Event in Queens Tomorrow, April 13th

With only 3 days left to file income taxes . . . the NYS Tax Department and community partners promote Free Tax Assistance Sites