The Internal Revenue Service has opened the 2011 tax filing season by announcing that taxpayers have until April 18 to file their tax returns. The IRS reminded taxpayers impacted by recent tax law changes that using e-file is the best way to ensure accurate tax returns and get faster refunds.

This article in the National Law Journal discusses the grim financial forecast that struggling legal aid programs face as the new year opens and demand for legal services continues to increase. It highlights ongoing decreases in IOLTA funding, which generated $380 million nationally for legal aid

The Internal Revenue Service will be conducting a webinar entitled, Earned Income Tax Credit Marketing Made Easy on January 4, 2010 at 2:00 pm Eastern.

James J. Sandman, a former longtime Managing Partner at the law firm of Arnold & Porter LLP and the current General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer for the District of Columbia Public Schools, has been selected as the next President of the Legal Services Corporation, Board Chairman John G. Levi

Both requests for payment agreements (PARs) and overall consumer complaints about utilities decreased and a majority of customers contacting the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) for assistance rated it as a positive experience, according to the 2009 Utility Consumer Activities Report and

Congress has passed a bill requiring the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to provide full insurance coverage to Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts (IOLTA), a major source of funding for legal aid programs nationwide. The bill ( H.R. 6398) extends the existing FDIC protection—set to expire Dec

The Legal Services Corporation will operate at current funding levels through the beginning of next year under a continuing resolution approved by Congress and signed into law by President Obama on Dec. 22.

This article from Philly.com profiles Verdene Randolph who, after 42 years of service, will officially retire this month as an intake paralegal at Community Legal Services and Philadelphia Legal Assistance. As an intake paralegal, she's the one on the front lines, the first person to meet with folks